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Moringua guthriana (McClelland, 1844)

Bengal spaghetti-eel
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India country information

Common names: Bengal spaghetti-eel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Gangetic estuary.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Štíhlouš bengálský, 苇蚓鳗, Bengalsk spaghettiål, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Moringuidae (Worm or spaghetti eels)
Etymology:   More on author: McClelland.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; saumâtre démersal.   Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Eastern Indian Ocean: Gangetic estuary in India; and probably Bangladesh.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 65.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4832)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Vertèbres: 115 - 130. Extremely elongate, relatively slender body, with depth 47-50 times in total length; head inconspicuous from rest of body, its length 10-12 times in total length; occipital crest not elevated (Ref. 4832).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in estuaries.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

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. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 (Suppl. 27):1-663. (Ref. 94476)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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