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Echidna amblyodon (Bleeker, 1856) Sulawesi moray |
| Family: | Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae | |||
| Max. size: | 20.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 2 - 20 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Indonesia (Ref. 47567). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Description: Characterized by dark brown color with fine, lighter mottling; whitish with dark margins around sensory pores of lower jaw; body depth at gill opening 10-13 in TL; origin of dorsal fin above gill opening or slightly anterior; anus at middle of body or slightly posterior of this point; conical teeth; upper jaw teeth in two rows posteriorly; largest teeth on intermaxillary; single row of vomerine teeth (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||