Moray echidna , or echidna , or megadera [1] lat. Echidna is a genus of the Moray family (Muraenidae) of the subfamily Muraeninae .
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Features
The teeth are adapted to crush the shells of mollusks and sea urchins that feed these fish.
Views
- Echidna amblyodon Bleeker, 1856
- Echidna catenata bloch , 1795
- Graceful Moray Echidna ( Echidna delicatula Kaup, 1856 )
- Echidna leucotaenia Schultz, 1943
- Star Echidna ( Echidna nebulosa Ahl, 1789 )
- Echidna nocturna cope, 1872
- Echidna peli Kaup, 1856
- Echidna polyzona Richardson, 1845
- Echidna rhodochilus Bleeker, 1863
- Echidna unicolor Schultz, 1953
- Echidna xanthospilos Bleeker, 1859
Notes
- ↑ Reshetnikov Yu.S. , Kotlyar A.N. , Russ T.S. , Shatunovsky M.I. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Fish. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1989 .-- P. 106 .-- 12,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00237-0 .
Links
- Genus Echidna (English) in the World Register of Marine Species .