Due to its wide distribution and lack of known threats, the IUCN redlist currently lists M. edwardsi as Least Concern.[1]
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^ abAcero, A.; Murdy, E.; Smith, D. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Moringua edwardsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155131A115275227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155131A4723844.en. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^Synonyms of Moringua edwardsi at www.fishbase.org.
^Common names for Moringua edwardsi at www.fishbase.org.
^Jordan, D. S., and C. H. Bollman, 1889 (20 Sept.) [ref. 2432] List of fishes collected at Green Turtle Cay, in the Bahamas, by Charles L. Edwards, with descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 11 (no. 752): 549-553.
^Food items reported for Moringua edwardsi at www.fishbase.org.
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moringua, edwardsi, common, spaghetti, family, moringuidae, spaghetti, worm, eels, described, david, starr, jordan, charles, harvey, bollman, 1889, originally, under, genus, stilbiscus, subtropical, marine, known, from, western, atlantic, ocean, including, ant. Moringua edwardsi the common spaghetti eel 3 is an eel in the family Moringuidae spaghetti worm eels 4 It was described by David Starr Jordan and Charles Harvey Bollman in 1889 originally under the genus Stilbiscus 5 It is a subtropical marine eel known from the western Atlantic Ocean including Antigua and Barbuda Aruba the Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Cuba Dominica Grenada Guadeloupe Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Montserrat Nicaragua Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Florida Venezuela the Virgin Islands British and the Virgin Islands of the United States 4 Males can reach a maximum total length of 15 cm while females can reach a maximum of 50 cm 4 The eels feed primarily off of burrowing invertebrates 6 Moringua edwardsi Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Anguilliformes Family Moringuidae Genus Moringua Species M edwardsi Binomial name Moringua edwardsi Jordan amp Bollman 1889 Synonyms 2 Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan amp Bollman 1889 Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill amp Smith 1900 Moringua caribbeus Gill amp Smith 1900 Leptocephalus diptychus Eigenmann amp Kennedy 1901 Mayerina mayeri Silvester 1915 Aphthalmichthys mayeri Silvester 1915 Moringua boekei Metzelaar 1919 Moringua boeki Metzelaar 1919 misspelling Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray 1927 Stilbiscus bahamensis Mowbray 1927 Merinthichthys sanchezi Howell Rivero 1934 Due to its wide distribution and lack of known threats the IUCN redlist currently lists M edwardsi as Least Concern 1 References edit a b Acero A Murdy E Smith D 2017 errata version of 2010 assessment Moringua edwardsi IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010 e T155131A115275227 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2010 4 RLTS T155131A4723844 en Retrieved 10 November 2022 Synonyms of Moringua edwardsi at www fishbase org Common names for Moringua edwardsi at www fishbase org a b c Moringua edwardsi at www fishbase org Jordan D S and C H Bollman 1889 20 Sept ref 2432 List of fishes collected at Green Turtle Cay in the Bahamas by Charles L Edwards with descriptions of three new species Proceedings of the United States National Museum v 11 no 752 549 553 Food items reported for Moringua edwardsi at www fishbase org nbsp This Anguilliformes article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moringua edwardsi amp oldid 1121029759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
