Scientific Name	Moringua abbreviata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1863)	Depth	3 - 25M
Chinese	短線蚓鰻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蚓鰻科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F076　Moringuidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	線蚓鰻
Max Length	33 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	蚓鰻
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Prigi, Java; Batu; Manado, Sulawesi [Celebes]; Ternata; Ambon, Indonesia
Synonyms	Aphthalmichthys abbreviatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056616. ASIZP0057702. ASIZP0058014. ASIZP0060852. ASIZP0063460. NMMBP01995. NMMBP05487.
Common Name	Worm eel; spaghetti eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body very elongate, long rod-like. BD. 48.1, HL. 11.8 in TL. Tail length equal to half of head and trunk length. Snout L. 7.2 in HL. Eye diameter 2.7 in Snout L. Eye small, covered with skin. Anterior nostril tubular, situated at tip of snout. Posterior nostril just before eye. Mouth cleft beyond posterior margin of eye. Teeth conical, upper, lower jaw and vomer teeth uni-serial. 5 premaxillary teeth. Tongue fixed. Gill slit small, lateral. Anus situated at posterior portion of body. No scale. Origin of dorsal fin behind anus, above anal fin. Height of dorsal and anal fin lower, pectoral fin degenerated. Specimen in formalin, body pink.
habitats	Live in coastal sandy or muddy bottom.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Marshall Islands, and Indonesia
Utility	no