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Moringua hawaiiensis

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Moringua hawaiiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Moringuidae
Genus: Moringua
Species:
M. hawaiiensis
Binomial name
Moringua hawaiiensis
Snyder, 1904

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. It also probably occurs at Easter Island and other islands of Polynesia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G. & Tighe, K. (2023). "Moringua hawaiiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T103693476A103693623. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T103693476A103693623.en. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Moringua hawaiiensis". FishBase. June 2024 version.