Species Moringua macrochir Bleeker, 1855
Longfin Spaghetti Eel
- Moringua macrochir Bleeker, P. 1855. Tweede bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van de Batoe-eiland. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 9: 65-72 [71] [Catalogue of Fishes confused the names microchir and macrochir and details of publication and type in Catalogue as of 3 October 2018 are in error. See also Kottelat (2013)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1867.11.28.306, Indonesia, Batu.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Moringua ferruginea Bliss, 1883 [a misidentification of a specimen of M. macrochir from off Rottnest Island, WA]. —
Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [111] (a misidentification, in part)
Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese. 2006. Moringuidae. pp. 238-240 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [238] (a misidentification, in part.)
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
West of Rottnest Island, WA (32°00'S, 115°05'E) and Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, based on specimens in WAM, records from northern QLD require confirmation; tropical, temperate, Indo-central Pacific
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [273] (checklist only)
- Castle, P.H.J. 1965. Moringuid leptocephali in Australasian waters. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology 7(7): 125-133 fig. 1 [127] (lists WAM specimen P5292 from off Rottnest Island in material examined for M. macrochir)
- Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S.J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 184–202 [191]
General References
Castle, P.H.J. 1968. A contribution to a revision of the moringuid eels. Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology Rhodes University 3: 1-29 figs 1-3
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 27: 1-663 [40]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [71] (Longfin Spaghetti Eel)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELOPOMORPHA | 01-Aug-2018 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |