Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Snowflake Moray Eel
Echidna nebulosa
Snowflake Moray Eel
Also known as: Starry Moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Echidna nebulosa
Size: 1 to 2.5 ft. (30 cm to 70 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Muraenidae (Family) Moray Eels
      └Muraeninae (Subfamily)
       └Echidna (Genus)
        └E. nebulosa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217469🔗
iNaturalist ID: 54441🔗

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