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Echidna unicolor

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Echidna unicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Echidna
Species:
E. unicolor
Binomial name
Echidna unicolor

Echidna unicolor is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2] It was first named by Schultz in 1953,[2] and is commonly known as the unicolor moray or the pale moray.[3] It is usually completely tan or light brown in color, aside from a dark ring around each eye.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Echidna unicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195686A2402588.
  2. ^ a b c Echidna unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Echidna unicolor at www.fishbase.org.