Sulawesi moray
Echidna amblyodon
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
About this species
Echidna amblyodon, the Sulawesi moray is a moray eel found in the western central Pacific Ocean. It was described by Bleeker in 1856, originally under the genus Muraena. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from Indonesia, in the western central Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 20.5 centimetres (8.1 in).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sulawesi moray
Other scientific names: Muraena amblyodon
Similar species
Snowflake morayEchidna nebulosa
Barred morayEchidna polyzona
Fine-speckled MorayEchidna delicatula
- Whiteface moray
Echidna leucotaenia
- Freshwater Moray
Echidna rhodochilus
- Pale Moray
Echidna unicolor
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 8 open-data records from 1929 to 2002.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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