Common Names

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Muréna ghanská , Czech , Czechia

Pebbletooth moray , English , UK

Pebbletooth moray , English , Global

Peli nürisuumureen , Estonian , Estonia

Murène serpent , French , France

白点蛇鳝 , Mandarin Chinese , China

白點蛇鱔 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Moreia-salpicada , Portuguese , Cape Verde

Moreia-salpicada , Portuguese , Portugal

Moreneta , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Echidna

Species: Echidna peli (Kaup, 1856)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola, including Cape Verde and the offshore islands in the Bay of Biafra.

Biology

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Occurs in rocky, shallow-water habitats. Feeds on crustaceans, small shrimps and young crabs (Ref. 3254).

Habitat

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demersal

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless