Echidna peli

Echidna peli

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 peli

Name

• Echidna peli (Kaup, 1956)

Holotype: RMNH PISC.3786.

Type locality: Ghana.[1]

Synonyms

• Poecilophis peli Kaup; 1856
• Poecilophis lecomtei Kaup; 1856

Vernacular names

English: Pebbletooth moray

References

• Blache, J.; 1967: Contribution à la connaissance des poissons Anguilliformes de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Troisième note, le genre Echidna Forster 1788 [Muraenidae]. Bulletin de l’Institut Fondamental D’Afrique Noire, (Ser. A) Sciences Naturelles, 29: 695–709.
• Kaup, J. J.; 1856: Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 22 (1): 41–77.pdf
• Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF Reference page. 
• Echidna peli in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.