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Pink-lipped moray eel (Echidna rhodochilus) fish species and information / pictures of Pink-lipped moray eel - Echidna rhodochilus
Pink-lipped moray eel (Echidna rhodochilus) fish species information
Scientific Name
Echidna rhodochilus
Common Name
Pink-lipped moray eel
Biology
Enters freshwater (Ref. 7050).
Classification
Classified By
Bleeker, 1863
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)
Family
Moray eels (Muraenidae)
Distribution
Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines.
Range
Unknown
Environment
Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown
°C
Water Temperature To
Unknown
°C
Depth From - meters
Unknown
m
Depth To - meters
Unknown
m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Trophic Level
3.39 s.e. 0.56 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
True
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False
Physical Size and Genetics
Maximum Length
33.8
cm
Common Length
Unknown
cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Human Uses and Population
Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (18 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
Traumatogenic
IUCN Red List Status
Not Evaluated