Echidna nocturna
| Echidna nocturna | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Echidna |
| Species: | E. nocturna |
| Binomial name | |
| Echidna nocturna (Cope, 1872) | |
Echidna nocturna is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific ocean, in the Gulf of California and around Peru and the Galapagos Islands.[1] It was first named by Cope in 1872,[1] and is commonly known as the Freckled moray or the Palenose moray.[2]
References
- 1 2 Echidna nocturna at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Echidna nocturna at www.fishbase.org.
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