Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa)

Scientific name: Echidna nebulosa Ahl, 1789

The Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) is a marine fish of the family Muraenidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Body white with 2 rows of large dendritic black blotches; black spots between blotches become irregularly linear with age. Yellow eyes. 121-123 vertebrae.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Echidna nebulosa
Family: Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order: Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 100.0
Common length: 50.0
Depth range: 1–48 m (3–157 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 48 m, usually ? - 10 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Central Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and from Costa Rica to northern Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial