eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
in the family
Moringuidae
The Moringuidae are a small family of eels commonly known as spaghetti eels or worm eels, although the latter name is also shared with other families of eels.
Moringuid eels are found in shallow tropical waters worldwide. They range from about ...
(spaghetti eels).''Moringua abbreviata'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by
Pieter Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker (10 July 1819 – 24 January 1878) was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He was famous for the ''Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises'', his monumental work on the fishes of East Asia ...
in 1863, originally under the genus ''Aphthalmichthys''.Bleeker, P., 1863 ef. 17003''Notice sur deux espèces inédites du genre Aphthalmichthys Kp.'' Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde v. 1: 163-166. ear_of_publication_from_Pieters_&_Dickinson_2005:107_It_is_a_tropical_Marine_biology.html" ;"title="tropical.html" ;"title="ear of publication from Pieters & Dickinson 2005:107 It is a tropical">ear of publication from Pieters & Dickinson 2005:107 It is a tropical Marine biology">marine eel found in the Indo-Pacific, including Laccadives, the Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, and Indonesia. It is known to inhabit reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 33 cm.