Fine-speckled Moray
Echidna delicatula
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Ewout Knoester · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Echidna delicatula, the mottled moray, also known as the fine-speckled moray, is a moray eel. It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856, originally under the genus Poecilophis. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including Sri Lanka, Samoa, and Japan. It inhabits coral reefs. It can reach a maximum total length of 65 centimetres (26 in).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Fine-speckled Moray, Mottled moray
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Labyrinthmuräne
Other scientific names: Poecilophis delicatulus, Siderea delicatula
Similar species
Snowflake morayEchidna nebulosa
Barred morayEchidna polyzona
- Freshwater Moray
Echidna rhodochilus
Lipspot morayGymnothorax chilospilus
Fimbriated morayGymnothorax fimbriatus
Blackspot MorayGymnothorax melatremus
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).
- 44 open-data records from 1856 to 2002.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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