Bengal spaghetti-eel
| Bengal spaghetti-eel | |
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| Species: | M. arundinacea
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| Moringua arundinacea (McClelland, 1844)
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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.
- ^ a b Moringua arundinacea at www.fishbase.org.
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