Freshwater Moray
Echidna rhodochilus
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Echidna rhodochilus is a moray eel found in the Pacific and Indian oceans, around India and the Philippines. It was first named by Bleeker in 1863, and is commonly known as the pink-lipped moray eel.
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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: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Freshwater Moray, Pink-lipped Moray, Pink-lipped Moray Eel
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Murène d'eau saumâtre
- Japanese
- Namidakawautsubo, ナミダカワウツボ
- Thai
- ปลาไหลช่อแก้มขาว
Other scientific names: Muraena rhodochilus
Similar species
Snowflake morayEchidna nebulosa
Barred morayEchidna polyzona
Fine-speckled MorayEchidna delicatula
- Sulawesi moray
Echidna amblyodon
- Whiteface moray
Echidna leucotaenia
- 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).
- 13 open-data records from 1928 to 1940.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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