Starry moray
(Echidna nebulosa)
Classification
Species:
Echidna nebulosa
Genus:
Echidna
Family: Muraenidae - Moray eels
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Starry moray
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa and Persian Gulf to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Central Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and from Costa Rica to northern Colombia. Also found in Southeast Atlantic.