Echidna unicolor

Echidna unicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Echidna
Species: E. unicolor
Binomial name
Echidna unicolor
L. P. Schultz, 1953

Echidna unicolor is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans.[1] It was first named by Schultz in 1953,[1] and is commonly known as the Unicolor moray or the Pale moray.[2] It is usually completely tan or light brown in color, aside from a dark ring around each eye.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Echidna unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Echidna unicolor at www.fishbase.org.
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