Lesser thrush eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Moringuidae |
Genus: | Moringua |
Species: | M. microchir
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Binomial name | |
Moringua microchir
Bleeker, 1853
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The lesser thrush eel, also known as the common worm eel and the spaghetti eel, [1] (Moringua microchir) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels). [2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853. [3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from East Africa, Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, and the southern Great Barrier Reef. It typically dwells at a depth range of 3–20 m, with juveniles inhabiting estuaries and rivers, adult females leading a benthic lifestyle in shallow oceanic waters, and adult males living in the pelagic zone. Adults breed offshore. Males can reach a maximum total length of 47 cm. [2]
The lesser thrush eel's diet consists primarily of crustaceans and bony fish. [4]
Lesser thrush eel | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Moringuidae |
Genus: | Moringua |
Species: | M. microchir
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Binomial name | |
Moringua microchir
Bleeker, 1853
|
The lesser thrush eel, also known as the common worm eel and the spaghetti eel, [1] (Moringua microchir) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels). [2] It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853. [3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from East Africa, Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, and the southern Great Barrier Reef. It typically dwells at a depth range of 3–20 m, with juveniles inhabiting estuaries and rivers, adult females leading a benthic lifestyle in shallow oceanic waters, and adult males living in the pelagic zone. Adults breed offshore. Males can reach a maximum total length of 47 cm. [2]
The lesser thrush eel's diet consists primarily of crustaceans and bony fish. [4]