Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Teleostei
Elasmobranchii
Chondrostei
Holostei
Petromyzonti
Holocephali
Myxini
Cladistii
Coelacanthi

Species Order

Carangiformes
Centrarchiformes
Beloniformes
Osteoglossiformes
Acipenseriformes
Scombriformes
Lepisosteiformes
Perciformes/Zoarcoidei
Squaliformes
Gobiiformes
Hexanchiformes
Chimaeriformes
Siluriformes
Coelacanthiformes
Albuliformes
Atheriniformes
Carangaria/misc
Polypteriformes
Pleuronectiformes
Echinorhiniformes
Tetraodontiformes
Heterodontiformes
Perciformes/Serranoidei
Notacanthiformes
Lophiiformes
Myctophiformes
Perciformes/Percoidei
Petromyzontiformes
Syngnathiformes
Myxiniformes

Echidna nocturna (Cope, 1872)

Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Echidna

Species: Echidna nocturna (Cope, 1872)

Climate Zone

Tropical

Location

Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.

Biology

Lives between rocks in littoral pools. Not frequently seen. Feeds on crabs, lobsters and mollusks and possibly on other soft-bodied invertebrates and fishes (Ref. 28023).

Habitat

demersal