Pink-lipped moray eel (Echidna rhodochilus)

Scientific name: Echidna rhodochilus Bleeker, 1863

Pink-lipped moray eel (Echidna rhodochilus)

The Pink-lipped moray eel (Echidna rhodochilus) is a freshwater fish of the family Muraenidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Species facts

Scientific name
Echidna rhodochilus
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
33.8
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia and the Philippines.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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