Scientific Name	Echidna xanthospilos   Pronounce			by: Hong-Ming Chen
Author	(Bleeker, 1859)	Depth	- M
Chinese	黃斑蝮鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黃點蛇鱔
Max Length	71.3 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Karangbollong [Karang-Bollong Bay, on northeastern tip of Nusa Kambangan Island, 4.5 kilometers southeast to Cilacap, Jawa Tengah Province, Java, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, ca. 7°45'34''S, 109°02'32''E]
Synonyms	Echidna xanthospilus, Muraena xanthospilos
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；A review of muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zoological studies 33(1):44-64(Chen, Shao & Chen, 1994)  P. Bleeker 1859 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994 Chen, H.-M. etc. 1996
Specimen List	ASIZP0057628. ASIZP0060854. ASIZP0806544. ASIZP0806545. ASIZP0916544. ASIZP0916545.
Barcode	2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Moray eel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	A moderately stout dark moray with distinctive white to yellow spots and polygons on head, body and fins; anus behind mid-body, PA 1.75-1.91 in TL; head 6.46-8.04 in TL, and depth 10.2-16.1 in TL; teeth blunt and molariform, uniserial on upper jaw, triserial to biserial on lower jaw, and elongate patch of triserial to uniserial teeth on vomer; MVF 5-55-115.
habitats	The largest specimen taken to date is a 905-mm male. The large molar teeth of Echidna xanthospilos readily identify it as a species of the genus Echidna or Gymnomuraena. While some of the characters (bold coloration, multiserial denti
Distribution	Taken off Taiwan, Samoa, Java, and Sri Lanka; recent specimens were taken by spear at 8 m and by longline at 20-30 m depth.
Utility	Aquarium.