Java spaghetti eel

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| image = Moringuajavanica.jpg

| taxon = Moringua javanica

| authority = (Kaup, 1856)

| synonyms_ref = [http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=15801&SynCode=48113&GenusName=Moringua&SpeciesName=javanica Synonyms of Moringua javanica] at www.fishbase.org.

| synonyms = * Aphthalmichthys javanicus Kaup, 1856

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The Java spaghetti eel, also known as the Java thrush-eel, Java worm eel, and the black-tailed thrush eel[http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=15801&GenusName=Moringua&SpeciesName=javanica&StockCode=14876 Common names for Moringua javanica] at www.fishbase.org. (Moringua javanica) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels).[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Moringua-javanica.html Moringua javanica] at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Aphthalmichthys.Kaup, J. J., 1856 [ref. 2573] Catalogue of the apodal fish in the collection of the British Museum. London. 1–163, Pls. 1–19. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Tuamoto Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and Micronesia. It is a burrowing species which inhabits reefs at a depth range of 2–15 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 120 cm.