Panamic green moray (Echidna nocturna)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Echidna nocturna
- Common name
- Panamic green moray
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Echidna
- Size
- 50–100 cm
- Depth
- 1–10 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Caution
- Habitats
- rocky-reef
- Behaviours
- solitary, nocturnal, predator
- Ocean zones
- Asian Pacific, Caribbean, East Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea, Mediterranean
Description
Echidna nocturna reaches 100 cm. Eastern Pacific moray with thick yellow-green to olive-brown body covered with irregular brown spots and pale-yellow reticulations. Particular comb teeth and molar-like teeth (durophagous adapted to hard-shelled crustaceans and mollusks). Lives from 1 to 10 m in crevices and under shallow rocks from Gulf of California to Peru. Nocturnal as name indicates, active at dusk and night. Macro photo subject of Sea of Cortez dives, curious and generally approachable. Different from more slender Gymnothorax.
Photo of Panamic green moray
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Panamic green moray?
- Panamic green moray (Echidna nocturna) reaches 50–100 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Panamic green moray?
- Panamic green moray is found between 1–10 m deep.
- Is the Panamic green moray dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Caution.
- What is the conservation status of the Panamic green moray?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Panamic green moray?
- Found in: Asian Pacific, Caribbean, East Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea, Mediterranean.
Other species in the genus Echidna
- Echidna catenata - Chain moray
- Echidna nebulosa - Snowflake Moray Eel
- Echidna polyzona - Striped Moray Eel
Other species in the family Muraenidae
- Muraena helena - Mediterranean moray
- Muraena augusti - Black moray
- Gymnothorax unicolor - Brown moray
- Enchelycore anatina - Fangtooth moray
- Rhinomuraena quaesita - Ribbon moray
- Gymnothorax castaneus - Panamic green moray
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 278678)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 5213099)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia