Penn's thrush eel
Penn's thrush eel[1] (Moringua penni) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels).[2] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1953.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Papua New Guinea, in the western central Pacific Ocean.[2]
| Penn's thrush eel | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Moringuidae |
| Genus: | Moringua |
| Species: | M. penni |
| Binomial name | |
| Moringua penni Schultz, 1953 | |
References
- Common names for Moringua penni at www.fishbase.org.
- Moringua penni at www.fishbase.org.
- Schultz, L. P., E. S. Herald, E. A. Lachner, A. D. Welander and L. P. Woods, 1953 [ref. 3975] Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1: i-xxxii + 1-685, Pls. 1-74.
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