Biology:Bengal spaghetti-eel
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Short description: Species of fish
Bengal spaghetti-eel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Moringuidae |
Genus: | Moringua |
Species: | M. arundinacea
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Binomial name | |
Moringua arundinacea (McClelland, 1844)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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The Bengal spaghetti-eel[2] (Moringua arundinacea) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti eels).[3] It was described by John McClelland in 1844, originally under the genus Ptyobranchus. It is a tropical eel known from estuaries in the Ganges River, between India and Bangladesh. Males can reach a maximum total length of 65 cm.[3]
References
- ↑ Synonyms of Moringua arundinacea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Moringua arundinacea at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Moringua arundinacea at www.fishbase.org.
Wikidata ☰ Q950922 entry
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