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Moringua javanica (Black-tailed thrush eel; Java spaghetti eel; Java thrush-eel; Java worm eel; Javan worm eel)

Synonyms: Aphthalmichthys javanicus; Apthalmichthys javanicus
Language: Afrikaans; Czech; Japanese; Malayalam; Mandarin Chinese; Marshallese; Samoan

Wikipedia Abstract

The Java spaghetti eel, also known as the Java thrush-eel, Java worm eel, and the black-tailed thrush eel (Moringua javanica) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels). It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Aphthalmichthys. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Tuamoto Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and Micronesia. It is a burrowing species which inhabits reefs at a depth range of 2-15 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 120 cm.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Opegaster ditrematis[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0