The purple spaghetti-eelCommon names for Moringua raitaborua at www.fishbase.org. (Moringua raitaborua) is an eel in the family Moringuidae also known as spaghetti or worm eels.Moringua raitaborua at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Muraena.Hamilton, F., 1822 [ref. 2031] An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. Edinburgh & London. i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. It is a tropical eel known from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It inhabits rivers and estuaries, including those in West Bengal, linked to the Ganges River, and has adapted to rapid and wide fluctuations in salinity, pH levels, and both osmoregulatory and hypoxic conditions.Histology and morphometry of the skin of purple spaghetti-eel Moringua raitaborua (Anguilliformes, Moringuidae) Males can reach a maximum standard length of 44 cm.
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