Family : Moringuidae (Worm or spaghetti eels)
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Java spaghetti eel
Fish Name : Moringua javanica
Max size : 120 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1602)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 2 - 15 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyus; throughout Micronesia.
Diagnosis : TL to 120 cm; pectoral fins absent. Also Ref. 37816.
Biology : Burrowing species (Ref. 7300)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Castle, P.H.J.. 1986. (Ref. 5501)

India country information
Common Names : പൂണുണ്ണ മാലഞി, മലഞ്ഞില്, Poonunna-malanhi
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses