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Snowflake Moray
Echidna nebulosa
Also known as: Snowflake moray • Starry moray • Bosch' moray eel
Kingdom: Animalia• Family: Muraenidae• Order: Anguilliformes
The snowflake moray, also known as the clouded moray among many vernacular names, is a species of marine eel of the family Muraenidae. It has blunt teeth ideal for its diet of crustaceans, a trait it shares with the zebra moray.
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Snowflake Moray, Snowflake moray, Starry moray, Bosch' moray eel, Bosch's moray, Bosch's reef-eel, Clouded eel, Clouded moray, Clouded reef eel, Floral moray, Nebulous moray eel, Snowflake eel, Starry eel, White moray, Zebra moray, snowflake moray, starry moray, Bosch' moray eel, Bosch's moray, Bosch's reef-eel, Floral Moray, Pūhi kāpā, Pūhi-kāpā
Class:
Teleostei
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Data Sources
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References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia
1
KwaZulu-Natal, ZA
1
Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion
1
Miyagi, Okinawa, JP
1
Port Vila, VU-SE, VU
1
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First: 2/7/2013 · Latest: 11/5/2025
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