Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Adults occur in shallow areas among corals (Ref. 37816). A gonochoristic species (Ref. 32169).
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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino 1984 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=559&speccode=7
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Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to Samoa, northern to southern Japan.
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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino 1984 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=559&speccode=7
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
65.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 37816))
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Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=37816&speccode=4307
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 4 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.55 - 2
Temperature range (°C): 26.342 - 28.982
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.096 - 0.262
Salinity (PPS): 34.250 - 35.181
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.444 - 4.691
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.098 - 0.167
Silicate (umol/l): 1.391 - 1.541
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.55 - 2
Temperature range (°C): 26.342 - 28.982
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.096 - 0.262
Salinity (PPS): 34.250 - 35.181
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.444 - 4.691
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.098 - 0.167
Silicate (umol/l): 1.391 - 1.541
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.55 - 2
Temperature range (°C): 26.342 - 28.982
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.096 - 0.262
Salinity (PPS): 34.250 - 35.181
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.444 - 4.691
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.098 - 0.167
Silicate (umol/l): 1.391 - 1.541
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.55 - 2
Temperature range (°C): 26.342 - 28.982
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.096 - 0.262
Salinity (PPS): 34.250 - 35.181
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.444 - 4.691
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.098 - 0.167
Silicate (umol/l): 1.391 - 1.541
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Wikipedia
Echidna delicatula
Echidna delicatula is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Sri Lanka, Samoa, and Japan.[1] It was first named by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1856,[1] and is commonly known as the fine-speckled moray or the mottled moray.[2]
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