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Pebbletooth moray

Echidna peli (Kaup, 1856)

Status not recordedbony fish

The pebbletooth moray (Echidna peli) is a species in the family Muraenidae, order Anguilliformes.

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Quick facts about the pebbletooth moray

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pebbletooth moray live?

Not recorded

Is the pebbletooth moray endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pebbletooth moray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnguilliformes
  5. familyMuraenidae
  6. genusEchidna
  7. SpeciesEchidna peli (Kaup, 1856)

Synonyms Gymnothorax peli, Muraena peli, Poecilophis lecomtei, Poecilophis peli

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • muréna ghanskáCzech
  • MorenetaSpanish
  • Murène SerpentFrench
  • Murena di PelItalian
  • Moréia-de-fendaPortuguese
  • Morena Pecosa ÁfricanaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pebbletooth moray

Other species in the same genus Echidna.

Starry eel

Echidna nebulosa

MuraenidaeNo free photo yet

Chain moray

Echidna catenata

MuraenidaeNo free photo yet

Zebra eel

Echidna polyzona

MuraenidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePebbletooth moray vs Starry eelPebbletooth moray vs Chain morayPebbletooth moray vs Mottled morayPebbletooth moray vs Zebra eel

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pebbletooth moray?

The pebbletooth moray (Echidna peli) belongs to the family Muraenidae in the order Anguilliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pebbletooth moray (Echidna peli). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pebbletooth-moray

MLA

“Pebbletooth moray (Echidna peli).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pebbletooth-moray.

BibTeX
@misc{pebbletooth_moray_2026,
  title = {Pebbletooth moray (Echidna peli)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pebbletooth-moray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}