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Echidna unicolor Schultz, 1953

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 122 - 131. Uniformly tan to light brown with a dark ring around each eye.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Echidna

Species: Echidna unicolor Schultz, 1953

Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line, Marquesan, Society and Tuamotu islands, north to the Marshall and Johnston islands; south to Australia.

    • Biology

    Found in shallow lagoon reefs and drop-offs as deep as 25 m (Ref. 1602). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless