Moringua ferruginea

Rusty Spaghetti Eel

As recorded: Moringua ferruginea Bliss, 1883

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Moringuidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, J.R. Haywood, and R.M. McNairJim Haywood →Rhett M. McNair →Johnson Randall →
Date: May 7, 1971
Locality: Uahuka; S side of Motu Takatai (100 feet) and small bay 0.4 mile NE of Motu Takatai (15-30 feet)
Island: Uahuka
Identified by: P.H.J. Castle, 3 December 1998P.H.J. Castle →7 December →
Record type: Preserved specimen

15 Bishop specimens of Moringua ferruginea · collected 1969–1989Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 7, 1971, J.E. Randall, J.R. Haywood, and R.M. McNair also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Moringua ferruginea. BPBM 11503. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37620540. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11503.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37620540 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026