Family : Moringuidae (Worm or spaghetti eels)
Order : Anguilliformes  (eels and morays)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Moringua abbreviata
Max size : 33.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Laccadives, Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Marshall Islands, and Samoa (Ref. 592). Reported from Indonesia (Ref. 45255).
Diagnosis :
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)

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