Smalleye spaghetti-eel

The smalleye spaghetti-eel^[1] (Neoconger vermiformis) is an eel in the family Moringuidae (spaghetti/worm eels).^[2] It was described by Charles Henry Gilbert in 1890.^[3] It is a tropical, marine eel known from the eastern central and southeastern Pacific Ocean, including Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.^[2][1] It is known to dwell at an approximate depth of 55 m, and inhabits substrates, burrowing into mud and sand.^[2] Its diet consists primarily of shrimp, crabs, benthic gastropods, bivalves, and worms.^[1]

Smalleye spaghetti-eel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Moringuidae
Genus:	Neoconger
Species:	N. vermiformis
Binomial name
Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert, 1890

Due to its widespread distribution, lack of known threats, and lack of observed population declines, the IUCN redlist currently lists the smalleye spaghetti-eel as Least Concern.^[1]