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Snowflake moray eel (Echidna_nebulosa)
Dauin, Oct 2. 2012.
Apparently one popular eel in the aquarium trade. The snowflake moray eel is an attractively marked moray eel — it is white or cream-colored overall, with black dendritic black blotches that contain one or two yellow spots. The eyes of the snowflake moray eel are yellow and there are yellow markings on the head. The dentition of this moray belies its preference for crustacean prey. The teeth of the snowflake moray eel are conical in shape and hence good for crushing invertebrate exoskeletons. Larger snowflake moray eels eat more fish in the wild, as well.
Found in the Indo-Pacific oceans and throughout Micronesia. The species is also found in the eastern Central Pacific from southern Baja California, Mexico, and from Costa Rica to northern Colombia, at depths of between 2 and 30 metres (7 and 100 ft). Its length is up to one metre.
The snowflake moray also known as the clouded moray among many various vernacular names, is a species of marine fish of the family Muraenidae.
