Scientific Name
Moringua edwardsi

Common Name
Spaghetti eel

Biology
A very, slender, elongate, cylindrical eel with a projecting lower jaw. Lateral line complete ending at base of tail. .

Classification

Classified By

Jordan & Bollman, 1889

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Worm or spaghetti eels (Moringuidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Bermuda, Florida Keys , and Bahamas to northern South America. Scarce in western Gulf of Mexico.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; brackish; reef-associated

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

15.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (25 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)