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Echidna
Forster, 1788
(fish)
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Muraeninae (Subfamily) - morays
..Diaphenchelys (Genus)
..Enchelycore (Genus)
..Enchelynassa (Genus)
..Gymnomuraena (Genus)
..Gymnothorax (Genus)
..Monopenchelys (Genus)
..Muraena (Genus)
..Pseudechidna (Genus)
..Rhinomuraena (Genus)
..Strophidon (Genus)
..Echidna (Genus)
....Echidna amblyodon (Species)
....Echidna catenata (Species) - chain moray
....Echidna delicatula (Species) - mottled moray
....Echidna leucotaenia (Species)
....Echidna nebulosa (Species) - snowflake moray
....Echidna nocturna (Species) - palenose moray
....Echidna peli (Species) - pebbletooth moray
....Echidna polyzona (Species) - banded moray
....Echidna rhodochilus (Species)
....Echidna unicolor (Species)
....Echidna xanthospilos (Species)
Authorship
Original name
:
Forster, J.R. 1788.
Ench.
: 81.
Homonyms
Junior homonym (allowed)
:
Echidna
(Moon)
(2006)
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 28 Sep 2013.
Junior homonym
:
Echidna
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1798, nom. illeg.
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
[implicit]
Junior homonym
:
Echidna
(Genus)
corrig. Alain
et al.
2010 nom. illeg.
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [10 Apr 2026].
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
slangmurenen
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
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