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Java spaghetti eel
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Moringuidae
Genus:	Moringua
Species:	M. javanica
Binomial name
Moringua javanica (Kaup, 1856)
Synonyms
Aphthalmichthys javanicus Kaup, 1856

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.

References

1. Synonyms of Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
2. Common names for Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
3. ^ Moringua javanica at www.fishbase.org.
4. Kaup, J. J., 1856 Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. 1–163, Pls. 1–19.

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