Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anguilloidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Anguilloidei

Familia: Muraenidae
Subfamilia: Muraeninae
Genus: Echidna
Species: Echidna unicolor

Name

  • Echidna unicolor Schultz, 1953

Holotype: USNM 141627. Paratypes: FMNH 62582 [ex USNM 141625] (1); USNM 141625 (orig. 2, now 1), 141626 (1).

Type locality: Western Pacific, Marshall Islands, Rongelap Atoll, Lagoon reef at Eniwetok Island.

Vernacular names

English: Unicolor moray

References

  • Schultz, L. P. , Herald, E. S., Lachner, E. A., Welander, A. D. & Woods, L. P.; 1953: Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 202, 1: 1–685, Pls. 1-74.
  • Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF. Open access. Reference page. 
  • Echidna unicolor in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
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