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Moringua macrocephalus (Bleeker, 1863)

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Common names: 大头蚓鳗, 大頭蚓鰻, 大頭蚓鰻
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Longjin He drainage and its river mouth and Zhu Jiang delta in Guangdong Province, and drainages in Hainan Island and their river mouths. Known from Doumen County, and Xinhui County, Yinzhou lake (Ref.33340).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kuang, Y., 1991
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Moringuidae (Worm or spaghetti eels)
Etymology:   More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic.   Subtropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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