User:NoelaniV/Snowflake moray
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Comments (AF): great work!! it looks really good! Here are only minor comments: Try not to be too repetitive between the info in the lead and in the specific paragraphs. I would summarize something in the lead and then expand later on. About the Classification section: i wonder if you can leave that out and just include any extra info in the lead. The classification is already in the taxa box and the rest has to to with the species name and not its classification. References: I assume the first lines of references wont be moving over to the main space. I wonder if you want to call your Description section "Description & Biology". Also, I would format it as 1 continuous paragraph. If you want you could combine the Distribution and Habitat sections as both are very short, but iʻll leave this up to you. Diet might also go under Descritpion and Biology, unless you add a Biology section and include anything under Diet as well as any non-description (like the sentence on reproduction). Let me know if you have any questions.
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[edit]The snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) also known as the clouded moray among many various vernacular names, is a species of marine fish of the family Muraenidae.[1]They share a common trait with the zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra)[2], which is having blunt teeth ideal for their diet consisting of crustaceans.
Its Hawaiian name is puhi-kapa[3][4], which originates from King Kamehameha 1’s nickname.[3] The genus name is derived from the Greek word echidna meaning “viper”, and the species name, nebulosa, originates from the Latin word nebulosus meaning “misty” or “cloudy”[3].
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[edit]Description and Biology
[edit]The Snowflake Moray has a blunt white snout that goes into a yellowish, brown, and black striped speckled pattern.[5][2][4][3][1] They have a dorsal fin that runs the length of its body. Protruding out of their snout, they have two yellow tubular nostrils angled down[6] and another two closer to their eyes. Moray eels' eyesight is poor, so their sense of smell compensates for this.[6][5] They do not have sharp teeth but possess small blunt teeth.[5][3][4][2][1] (resource 8 on the Wiki article) Their diet consists mainly of crustaceans.[3][4][1] The snowflake moray, along with other species of morays, have Pharyngeal jaws[5] which are a second set of jaws located in the throat or pharynx.[5] This species is an unconfirmed protogynous hermaphrodite[1], meaning that they are able to change sex during their lifetime.[6][1] Snowflake morays are also scale-less, secreting a mucus over their skin that allows for easy maneuverability in and around holes in their environment[6].[5]
This species reaches a length of 100 centimeters (39 in) but is commonly found at a length of 50 centimeters (20 in)[1].
Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific area from the eastern coast of Africa throughout Micronesia including the Red Sea and Hawaii.[1][7][6] The species is also found in the eastern Central Pacific from southern Baja California, Mexico, and from Costa Rica to northern Colombia.[6](redlist, make a citation)
Habitat
[edit]The snowflake moray is often found residing in seagrass beds with rock rubble, rocky shallows[2], intertidal reef flats, and tide pools.[5] (IUCN Red List) They live at depths ranging from 1 and 48 meters. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Estelita Emily, Capuli. "Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)". FishBase. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "Snowflake and Zebra Moray". Waikīkī Aquarium. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e f Hoover, John P. (2003). Hawaii's Fishes A Guide for Snorkelers Divers and Aquarists. 1127 11th Avenue, Mezz. B Honolulu, Hawaii 96816: Mutual Publishing. pp. 50–51. ISBN 1-56647-001-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b c d Randall, John E. (2010). Shore Fishes of Hawai'i revised edition. University of Hawai'i Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-8248-3427-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sutton, Alan (2018-05-31). "Snowflake Moray Eel-Facts and Photographs". Seaunseen. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e f Mazza, Giuseppe (2008-08-09). "Echidna nebulosa". Monaco Nature Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ Böhlke, Eugenia B.; Randall, John E. (2000). "A Review of the Moray eels (Angulliformes: Muraenidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with Descriptions of Two New Species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 150: 203–278. ISSN 0097-3157.