Snowflake Moray Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Echidna nebulosa
Family : Muraenidae
Order : Anguilliformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chrodata
Other Name : Starry Moray
Habitat : Tropical and subtropical waters of shallow reef areas.
Description : The elongated body of Snowflake Moray is moderately cylindrical anteriorly and compressed posteriorly.Head profile is steep with short and blunt snout.Body scales are absent and body color shows brownish or olive with some darker spots on the back.
Other Species from Group
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Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus
(Highfin Moray) -
Gymnothorax undulatus
(Undulated Moray) -
Lamnostoma orientalis
(Oriental Sand Eel) -
Strophidon sathete
(Slender Giant Moray) -
Hypopleuron caninum
(Whiptail cusk) -
Anguilla bicolor
(Level-finned Eel) -
Anguilla marmorata
(Giant Molted Eel) -
Anguilla celebesensis
(Celebs Longfin Eel) -
Gymnothorax punctatus
(Red Sea White Spotted Moray) -
Anguilla bengalensis
(Indian Molted Eel)
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description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24). photo credit and copyright:Randall, John E.([email protected]), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se
description written by: Hajbun Tasnim Preety, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 24). photo credit and copyright:Randall, John E.([email protected]), more information please contact with us.www.fishbase.se