Moringuidae

Lesser thrush eel

Moringua microchir

Eel of Indo West Pacific

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Oceania
• Anguilliform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The lesser thrush eel, also known as the common worm eel and the spaghetti eel, (Moringua microchir) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels). It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1853. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from East Africa, Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, and the southern Great Barrier Reef.