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Bengal Spaghetti Eel

Moringua guthriana (McClelland 1844)

Diagnostic Description

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Extremely elongate, relatively slender body, with depth 47-50 times in total length; head inconspicuous from rest of body, its length 10-12 times in total length; occipital crest not elevated (Ref. 4832).
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Morphology

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Vertebrae: 115 - 130
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Biology

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Occurs in estuaries.
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Bengal spaghetti-eel

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The Bengal spaghetti-eel[2] (Moringua arundinacea) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti eels).[3] It was described by John McClelland in 1844, originally under the genus Ptyobranchus. It is a tropical eel known from estuaries in the Ganges River, between India and Bangladesh. Males can reach a maximum total length of 65 cm.[3]

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Moringua arundinacea at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Moringua arundinacea at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Moringua arundinacea at www.fishbase.org.
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Bengal spaghetti-eel: Brief Summary

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The Bengal spaghetti-eel (Moringua arundinacea) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti eels). It was described by John McClelland in 1844, originally under the genus Ptyobranchus. It is a tropical eel known from estuaries in the Ganges River, between India and Bangladesh. Males can reach a maximum total length of 65 cm.

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