Banded Spaghetti Eel [Moringua raitaborua]
Description
Banded spaghetti eels are known for their distinctive color pattern, with alternating dark and light bands along their bodies. Like other spaghetti eels, they are slender and elongated, living in burrows in sandy or muddy sea floors. They are nocturnal creatures, emerging at night to feed on small crustaceans and other invertebrates.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
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| Order |
Eels and Morays
Anguilliformes
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| Family |
Spaghetti Eels
Moringuidae
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| Genus |
Spaghetti Eels
Moringua
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