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Echidna xanthospilos (Bleeker, 1859) Yellow-spotted moray |
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photo by
FAO |
| Family: | Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae | |||
| Max. size: | 75 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Samoa. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Description: Characterized by dark brown color with numerous large white or yellow spots on head, body, fins, some with vertically or horizontally elongate shape; body depth at gill opening 13-15 in TL; origin of dorsal fin anterior to gill opening; anus posterior to the middle of body; tail about 1.2 in combined head and trunk; without canine teeth; conical to nodular jaw teeth (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 November 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||