Snowflake Moray
Echidna nebulosa
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,641
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa), 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 (Gymnomuraena zebra). Its Hawaiian name is puhi-kapa, which originates from King Kamehameha I's nickname.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Snowflake moray”.