Family MORINGUIDAE
Spaghetti Eels, Worm Eels
Compiler and date details
22 February 2018 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
15 January 2013 - Dianne J. Bray, John R. Paxton, Jennifer E. Gates & Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
A total of 15 species in two genera are recognised in the Moringuidae (Castle 1984; Nelson et al. 2016; Fricke et al. 2018). Seven species in two genera have been recorded from Australia (Castle 1968, Paxton et al. 2006). Nelson et al. (2016) placed the family in a separate suborder Moringuoidei.
Spaghetti eels are commonly taken as juveniles in coral reef collections. Recorded food items include polychaetes, foraminiferans and fishes. Moringuids are thin, elongate eels with small eyes and no scales, and reach a maximum length of 1.2 m. Juveniles have reduced fins that develop develop towards maturity. Striking sexual dimorphism complicates the taxonomy.
The moringuids have not been revised comprehensively. Of the two recognised genera, Neoconger was revised by Smith & Castle (1972), and the three western Indian Ocean species of Moringua were revised by Castle (1968) who discussed taxonomic problems of the Indo-Pacific species. The Moringua remain in critical need of revision. Smith (1999) provided a key to genera and suggested that the number of species might be very small. Allen & Erdmann (2012) treated species recorded from the East Indies.
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
Castle, P.H.J. 1984. Notacanthiformes and Anguilliformes: development. pp. 62-93 figs 29-43 in Moser, H.G. et al. (eds). Ontogeny and Systematics of Fishes. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Special Publication 1: 1-760
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fong, J.D. 4 September 2018. Species of Fishes by Family/Subfamily. Catalog of Fishes: Species by Family/Subfamily. Electronic version accessed 1 Oct 2018. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/SpeciesByFamily.asp
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.
Smith, D.G. 1999. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae, Lipogenyidae, Anguillidae, Moringuidae, Chlopsidae, Myrocongridae. pp. 1625-1642 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068.
Smith, D.G. & Castle, P.H.J. 1972. The eel genus Neoconger Girard; systematics, osteology and life history. Bulletin of Marine Science 22(1): 196-249 figs 1-27
Common Name References
Smith, D.G. 1999. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae, Lipogenyidae, Anguillidae, Moringuidae, Chlopsidae, Myrocongridae. pp. 1625-1642 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1637] (FAO) (Spaghetti Eels)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 02-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |
Genus Moringua Gray, 1831
- Moringua Gray, J.E. 1831. Description of twelve new genera of fish, discovered by General Hardwicke in India, the greater part in the British Museum. Zoological Miscellany 1: 7-10 [9].
Type species:
Moringua linearis Hardwicke, 1831 by monotypy (= Muraena raitaboura Hamilton, 1822).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
West Atlantic and Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
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
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 21-Feb-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Aphthalmichthys abbreviatus Bleeker, P. 1863. Notice sur deux espèces inédites du genre Aphthalmichthys sp. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 1: 163-166 [163].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1867.11.28.312, Indonesia: Prigi, Java; Batu; Manado, Sulawesi [Celebes]; Ternate; Ambon; RMNH 7183, Indonesia: Prigi, Java; Batu; Manado, Sulawesi [Celebes]; Ternate; Ambon.
Generic Combinations
- Moringua abbreviata (Bleeker, 1863). —
Günther, A. 1870. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, [thru] Leptocardii, in the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 8 549 pp. [92] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals, WA (17°18'S, 119°22'E); tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. & Russell, B.C. 1986. Part VII Fishes. pp. 79-103 in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Faunal Surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringapatam Reef, northwestern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 25: 1-106 [79]
- Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M., Hutchins, B.J., Allen, G.R. and Sampey, A. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 84: 161-206 [174]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, burrower, continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
1-50m.
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [16]
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. [239]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Short Worm Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [18] (Short Worm Eel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 30-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Moringua bicolor Kaup, J.J. 1856. Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 22(1): 41-77 [70].
Type data:
Holotype RMNH 3687, Timor Island, southern Malay Archipelago.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cartier Reef, Timor Sea (12º32'S, 123º32'E), and Christmas Island, Indian Ocean; Tropical, Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Christmas Island Province (23)
Distribution References
- 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]
- Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. & Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 1 2005: 83-105 [87]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef.
General References
Common Name 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. [36] (Bicolor Worm-eel)
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [71] (Bicolor Spaghetti Eel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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ELOPOMORPHA | 21-Feb-2018 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
Species Moringua ferruginea Bliss, 1883
Rusty Worm Eel, Intermediate Thrush-eel, Slender Worm-eel
- Moringua ferruginea Bliss, R. 1883. Descriptions of new species of Mauritian fishes. Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius 13: 45-63 [not seen] [57].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 6156, Mauritius. - Aphthalmichthys intermedius Ogilby, J.D. 1907. Symbranchiate and apodal fishes new to Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 20: 1-15 [9] [see Introduction].
Type data:
Holotype MMUS (apparently lost), north coast of Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [23]
Generic Combinations
- Rataboura intermedia (Ogilby, 1907). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [70]
Introduction
The synonymy presented here is tentative. Kottelat (2013) regarded Aphthalmichthys intermedius Ogilby, 1907 as a junior synonym of Moringua guthriana (McClelland, 1844). The type was from northern Australia and it has been suggested Darwin, but no species of Moringua is currently known from the Northern Territory (see Larson et al. 2013). The type specimen has not been located.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Hibernia Reef, WA (11º58'S, 123º23'E) to One Tree Island (23º30´S), QLD, but apparently absent from the NT, also Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island, records from the NT based on misidentified Allips concolor McCosker, 1972; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- 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. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [208]
- Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [26] (reported that the species is not known from the NT)
- Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. & Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 1 2005: 83-105 [87]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, burrower, continental shelf, coral reef.
Extra Ecological Information
11-40m.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [6]
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [348]
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 [39-40]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [70] (as Rataboura intermedia)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [48] (341, as Aphthalmichthys intermedius)
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. [239] (in part)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [36] (383, as Rataboura intermedia)
Common Name References
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [49] (Intermediate Thrush-eel)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [33] (Slender Worm-eel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Rusty Worm Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [18] (Rusty Worm Eel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 01-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Aphthalmichthys javanicus Kaup, J.J. 1856. Catalogue of Apodal Fish in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum 163 pp. 19 pls. [105, fig. 71].
Type data:
Syntype(s) RMNH 3687 or 3808, Java, Indonesia; BMNH, Java, Indonesia.
Generic Combinations
- Moringua javanica (Kaup, 1856). —
Günther, A. 1870. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, [thru] Leptocardii, in the British Museum. London : British Museum Vol. 8 549 pp. [92] (changed combination cited) - Rataboura javanica (Kaup, 1856). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [70] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Timor Sea (12º14'S, 12305'E), Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, and Thursday Island, Torres Strait (10º35´S) to about Townsville, QLD (19ºS), also the Coral Sea islands; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
- 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]
- 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. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [208]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, burrower, continental shelf.
Extra Ecological Information
1-15m.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [6]
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [348]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [16]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [70] (as Rataboura javanica)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [48] (342, as Aphthalmichthys javanicus)
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. [239]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [36] (384)
Common Name References
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [48] (Java Thrush-eel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Javan Worm Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [18] (Javan Worm Eel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 01-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |
- 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) |
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ELOPOMORPHA | 01-Aug-2018 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
- Moringua microchir Bleeker, P. 1853. Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Amboina. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 4: 91-130 [124].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1867.11.28.295, Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands and Cauer, Sumatra, Indonesia; RMNH 7182-7183, Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands and Cauer, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Scott Reef, WA (14º01'S, 12150'E), Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (1210'S, 12305'E), Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, and Raine Island (11°36'S, 144°01'E) to One Tree Island (23º30'S, 152°05'E), QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- 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. Fishes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: new records, community composition and biogeographic significance. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 203–219 [208]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, burrower, coral reef.
Extra Ecological Information
3-20m.
General References
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [6]
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 (regarded as a synonym of Moringua abbreviata)
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [348]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [16]
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. [239]
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2
Common Name References
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [52] (Spaghetti Eel)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Common Worm Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [18] (Common Worm Eel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 07-Sep-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |
Genus Neoconger Girard, 1858
- Neoconger Girard, C.F. 1858. Notes upon various new genera and new species of fishes in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution, and collected in connection with the United States and Mexican boundary survey. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 10: 167-171 [171].
Type species:
Neoconger mucronatus Girard, 1858 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Pacific, western Atlantic
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Distribution References
General References
Smith, D.G., Marceniuk, A.P., Rotundo, M.M., Carvalho, C.O. & Caires, R.A. 2024. A review of the genus Neoconger (Anguilliformes: Moringuidae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 5492(1): 109-128
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 23-May-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |
- Leptocephalus tuberculatus 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 [131, fig. 1(f-h)].
Type data:
Holotype AM IA.2477, Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM I.32237-001 (ex AM IA.2477).
Generic Combinations
- Neoconger tuberculatus (Castle, 1965). —
Smith, D.G. 1989. Family Moringuidae. pp. 55-71 in Böhlke, E.B. (ed.). Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes. New Haven : The Sears Foundation of Marine Research, Yale University Pt 9 Vol. 1 655 pp. [60] (changed combination cited)
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Known from the two type specimens (leptocephalus larvae) washed up on a Sydney beach in 1907 (33º48'S, 151º18'E), verified adults of the genus have not yet been collected; temperate.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
As larvae.
General References
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. [240]
Smith, D.G. 1999. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae, Lipogenyidae, Anguillidae, Moringuidae, Chlopsidae, Myrocongridae. pp. 1625-1642 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1638]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Swollengut Worm Eel)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [18] (Swollengut Worm Eel)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 30-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |