Swollengut worm eel explained

The swollengut worm eel^[1] (Neoconger tuberculatus) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels).^[2] It was described by Peter Henry John Castle in 1965, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.^[3] It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling eel endemic to Australia.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=24274&GenusName=Neoconger&SpeciesName=tuberculatus&StockCode=19275 Common names for Neoconger tuberculatus
2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Neoconger-tuberculatus.html Neoconger tuberculatus
3. Castle, P. H. J., 1965 (16 Sept.) [ref. 9203] Moringuid leptocephali in Australasian waters. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand Zoology v. 7 (no. 7): 125-133.