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Moringua javanica (Kaup, 1856)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Anguilliformes
family
Moringuidae
genus
Moringua
species
Moringua javanica

Name

Synonyms
Aphthalmichthys javanicus Kaup, 1856
Apthalmichthys javanicus Kaup, 1856
Homonyms
Moringua javanica (Kaup, 1856)
Common names
Black-tailed Thrush Eel in English
Fafa in Samoan
Java Thrush-eel in English
Java Worm Eel in English
Java spaghetti eel in English
Java spaghetti eel in English
Javan Spaghetti Eel in English
Javan Worm Eel in English
Moringa-javanesa in Portuguese
Tobihariganeumihebi in Japanese
štíhlouš jávský in Czech
Яванская морингуа in Russian
トビハリガネウミヘビ in Japanese
トビハリガネウミヘビ in Japanese
Java Spaghetti Eel in English
トビハリガネウミヘビ in Japanese
Black-tailed Thrush Eel in English
Java Thrush-eel in English
Java Worm Eel in English
Java spaghetti eel in English
Javan Worm Eel in English
トビハリガネウミヘビ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  3. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  4. Smith, D. G. / Carpenter, Kent E., and Volker H. Niem, eds., 1999: Moringuidae: Spaghetti eels. FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific, vol. 3: Batoid fishes, chimaeras and Bony fishes, part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). 1637-1638.
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