Species Echidna leucotaenia Schultz, 1943
Whiteface Moray
- Echidna leucotaenia Schultz, L.P. 1943. Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan Islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U.S.S. Bushnell. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 180: 1-316 figs 1-27 pls 1-9 [22].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 115949, Reef of Enderbury Island, Phoenix Islands [central Pacific] [3°08'30"S, 171°05'34"W].
Paratype(s) USNM 115950 21, same data as Holotype; MCZ 37302 2 (ex USNM 115954), Rose Island; USNM 115955 3, Hull Island; USNM 115951 1, Hull Island; USNM 115956 2, Swains Island; USNM 115952 2, outer reef, Canton Island; USNM 115953 3, lagoon of Rose Atoll.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean based on specimen in WAM; tropical, east Indo-west-central Pacific
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, rubble bottom.
General References
Fricke, R., Kulbicki, M. & Wantiez, L. 2011. Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) Neue Serie 4: 341-463 [349]
Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1-64 [5]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [77] (Whiteface Moray)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELOPOMORPHA | 03-Aug-2018 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |