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IllustrationUnicolor moray
Echidna unicolor
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Unicolor moray
- Scientific
- Echidna unicolor
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 40 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A small moray, plain tan to light brown with a dark ring around each eye, reaching about 40 cm. It lives on shallow lagoon reefs and drop-offs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Echidna-unicolor.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.