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Moringuidae (Worm or spaghetti eels)
Etymology: Neoconger: Greek, neos = new + Latin, conger = conger (Ref. 45335). More on author: Gilbert.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 55 m (Ref. 40789). Tropical, preferred ?
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California, Mexico southward to Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith, D.G., 1994. Catalog of type specimens of recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 6: Anguilliformes, Saccopharyngiformes, and Notacanthiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha). Smithson. Contrib. 566:50 p. (Ref. 40789)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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