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Chain Moray

Echidna catenata

Classification

Echidna catenata, commonly known as the chain moray, is a moray eel found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean and from islands elsewhere in the Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a maximum length of 165 cm (65 in) but a more common length is about 40 cm (16 in).

Distribution

Larry Morin · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 175France · 122Mexico · 100United States of America · 79Brazil · 30United Kingdom · 28Cuba · 8