Moringua edwardsi Spaghetti Eel, Spaghetti-Eel

Moringua edwardsiis commonly referred to as Spaghetti Eel, Spaghetti-Eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

10005 

AphiaID:

158578 

Scientific:

Moringua edwardsi 

German:

Spaghettiaal 

English:

Spaghetti Eel, Spaghetti-Eel 

Category:

Eel-like 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Moringuidae (Family) > Moringua (Genus) > edwardsi (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Jordan & Bollman, ), 1889 

Occurrence:

Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, South America, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S. 

Sea depth:

0,2 - 4791 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coral reefs 

Size:

5.91" - 19.69" (15cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

39.2 °F - 82.4 °F (4°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Invertebrates, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Moringua abbreviata
• Moringua bicolor
• 
  Moringua edwardsi
  Spaghettiaal
• Moringua ferruginea
• Moringua guthriana
• Moringua hawaiiensis
• Moringua javanica
• Moringua macrocephalus
• Moringua macrochir
• 
  Moringua microchir
  Roter Spaghettiaal
• Moringua penni
• Moringua raitaborua
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-10-09 13:10:42 

Last edit:

2020-08-17 15:54:14 

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