WoRMS taxon details
Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
158578 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158578)
accepted
Species
Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray, 1927 · unaccepted
Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900 · unaccepted
Aphthalmichthys mayeri (Silvester, 1915) · unaccepted
Leptocephalus diptychus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1901 · unaccepted
Mayerina mayeri Silvester, 1915 · unaccepted
Merinthichthys sanchezi Howell Rivero, 1934 · unaccepted (synonym)
Moringua boekei Metzelaar, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)
Moringua boeki Metzelaar, 1919 · unaccepted
Moringua caribbeus (Gill & Smith, 1900) · unaccepted
Stilbiscus bahamensis (Mowbray, 1927) · unaccepted
Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889) Jordan, D. S.; Bollman, C. H. (1889). List of fishes collected at Green Turtle Cay, in the Bahamas, by Charles L. Edwards, with descriptions of three new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 11 (no. 752): 549-553., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.11-752.549 [details]
Distribution Georges Bank to northern South America
Distribution Georges Bank to northern South America [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158578 on 2026-07-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leptocephalus diptychus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1901) Eigenmann, C. H.; Kennedy, C. H. (1901). Unilateral coloration with a bilateral effect. <em>Science (Series 2).</em> v. 13 (no. 334): 828-830., available online at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.13.334.828 [details]
original description (of Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray, 1927) Breder, C.M.Jr. (1927). Scientific results of the first oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1925. Fishes. <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> 1 (art. 1): 1-90. [details]
original description (of Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900) Gill, T. N.; Smith, H. M. (1900). The moringuoid eels in American waters. <em>Science (Series 2).</em> v. 11 (no. 286): 973-974., available online at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.11.286.973 [details]
original description (of Mayerina mayeri Silvester, 1915) Silvester, C. F. (1915). Fishes new to the fauna of Porto Rico. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book.</em> No. 14: 214-217. [details]
original description (of Merinthichthys sanchezi Howell Rivero, 1934) Howell Rivero, L. (1934). Some new and rare Cuban eels. <em>Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural.</em> 8(6): 339-344. [details]
original description (of Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889) Jordan, D. S.; Bollman, C. H. (1889). List of fishes collected at Green Turtle Cay, in the Bahamas, by Charles L. Edwards, with descriptions of three new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 11 (no. 752): 549-553., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.11-752.549 [details]
original description (of Moringua boekei Metzelaar, 1919) Metzelaar, J. (1919). Report on the fishes, collected by Dr. J. Boeke in the Dutch West Indies 1904-1905, with comparative notes on marine fishes of tropical West Africa. <em>F. J. Belanfante, 's-Gravenhage.</em> 1-314. [Reprinted, A., Asher, Amsterdam, 1967. Also as: Over tropisch Atlantische visschen. A. H. Kruyt, Amsterdam, 1919 (Dutch edition).]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray, 1927) Breder, C.M.Jr. (1927). Scientific results of the first oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1925. Fishes. <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection Yale University.</em> 1 (art. 1): 1-90. [details]
original description (of Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900) Gill, T. N.; Smith, H. M. (1900). The moringuoid eels in American waters. <em>Science (Series 2).</em> v. 11 (no. 286): 973-974., available online at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.11.286.973 [details]
original description (of Mayerina mayeri Silvester, 1915) Silvester, C. F. (1915). Fishes new to the fauna of Porto Rico. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book.</em> No. 14: 214-217. [details]
original description (of Merinthichthys sanchezi Howell Rivero, 1934) Howell Rivero, L. (1934). Some new and rare Cuban eels. <em>Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural.</em> 8(6): 339-344. [details]
original description (of Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889) Jordan, D. S.; Bollman, C. H. (1889). List of fishes collected at Green Turtle Cay, in the Bahamas, by Charles L. Edwards, with descriptions of three new species. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 11 (no. 752): 549-553., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.11-752.549 [details]
original description (of Moringua boekei Metzelaar, 1919) Metzelaar, J. (1919). Report on the fishes, collected by Dr. J. Boeke in the Dutch West Indies 1904-1905, with comparative notes on marine fishes of tropical West Africa. <em>F. J. Belanfante, 's-Gravenhage.</em> 1-314. [Reprinted, A., Asher, Amsterdam, 1967. Also as: Over tropisch Atlantische visschen. A. H. Kruyt, Amsterdam, 1919 (Dutch edition).]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feed on burrowing invertebrates that live in the sand [details]Distribution Georges Bank to northern South America [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Young and females burrow in sandy tidepools and reef tracts. Males inhabit deeper water, possibly pelagic. Adults emerge at night and sometimes come to lights at the surface. [details]
To Barcode of Life (39 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Aphthalmichthys mayeri (Silvester, 1915))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mayerina mayeri Silvester, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus diptychus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Moringua edwardsi)
To FishBase (from synonym Moringua boeki Metzelaar, 1919)
To FishBase (from synonym Moringua caribbeus (Gill & Smith, 1900))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus diptychus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1901)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Aphthalmichthys mayeri (Silvester, 1915))
To FishBase (from synonym Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900)
To FishBase (from synonym Merinthichthys sanchezi Howell Rivero, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Stilbiscus bahamensis (Mowbray, 1927))
To FishBase (from synonym Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
To FishBase (from synonym Mayerina mayeri Silvester, 1915)
To FishBase (from synonym Moringua boekei Metzelaar, 1919)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 53 proteins) (from synonym Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 53 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aphthalmichthys caribbeus RAD118632-001) (from synonym Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aphthalmichthys caribbeus USNM 49726 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Moringua edwardsi FIN035030 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Moringua edwardsi FIN035030 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stilbiscus edwardsi RAD118633-001) (from synonym Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stilbiscus edwardsi RAD118633-001) (from synonym Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Aphthalmichthys mayeri (Silvester, 1915))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mayerina mayeri Silvester, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Leptocephalus diptychus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Moringua edwardsi)
To FishBase (from synonym Moringua boeki Metzelaar, 1919)
To FishBase (from synonym Moringua caribbeus (Gill & Smith, 1900))
To FishBase (from synonym Leptocephalus diptychus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1901)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Aphthalmichthys mayeri (Silvester, 1915))
To FishBase (from synonym Anguillichthys bahamensis Mowbray, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900)
To FishBase (from synonym Merinthichthys sanchezi Howell Rivero, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Stilbiscus bahamensis (Mowbray, 1927))
To FishBase (from synonym Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
To FishBase (from synonym Mayerina mayeri Silvester, 1915)
To FishBase (from synonym Moringua boekei Metzelaar, 1919)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 53 proteins) (from synonym Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
To GenBank (31 nucleotides; 53 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aphthalmichthys caribbeus RAD118632-001) (from synonym Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aphthalmichthys caribbeus USNM 49726 holotype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Aphthalmichthys caribbeus Gill & Smith, 1900)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Moringua edwardsi FIN035030 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Moringua edwardsi FIN035030 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stilbiscus edwardsi RAD118633-001) (from synonym Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stilbiscus edwardsi RAD118633-001) (from synonym Stilbiscus edwardsi Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
To ITIS
