Hawaiian spaghetti eel

Moringua hawaiiensis

Fish Reaching Forty Five Point Four Centimeters in Easter Island

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Moringua hawaiiensis, the Hawaiian spaghetti-eel, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Moringuidae. the spaghetti-eels. This eel is found in the Central Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Moringuidae
Genus: Moringua
Maximum length: 45.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands, Johnston Island; probably Easter Island and other islands of Polynesia.

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