Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Snowflake Moray

Echidna nebulosa

Spanish: morena estriada

Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa)
Photographed by greenthumbberg on iNaturalist

The snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) also known as the clouded moray among many various vernacular names, is a species of marine fish of the family Muraenidae. Most often recorded in Dec.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records4,099 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/echidna-nebulosa/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.