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White Banded Moray Eel

Echidna leucotaenia Schultz 1943

Diagnostic Description

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Plain brown in color, snout with white tip, jaw with irregular white patches; darker behind eye and corner of mouth (Ref. 3257). Stout conical teeth that tend to become pebble-like, more numerous, and closely-packed with age.Description: Characterized by having vomer with ovate patch of teeth (5-6 teeth across broadest point) in large adult, two rows of small molariform teeth in smaller eels (Ref. 90102).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 121 - 130
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Trophic Strategy

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Occurs among rubble deposits on the lee side of shallow wave-washed reefs. Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 9710, 58302; 89972). Benthic (Ref. 58302).
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Biology

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Occurs among rubble deposits on the lee side of shallow wave-washed reefs. Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 9710, 58302; 89972). Benthic (Ref. 58302).
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Echidna leucotaenia

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Echidna leucotaenia, the whiteface moray, also known as the white-banded moray eel,[2] is a moray eel (family Muraenidae).[3] It was described by Schultz in 1943.[4] It is a tropical, marine and freshwater eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Line Islands, the Tuamotu Islands, and Johnston Island. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 24 metres (0 to 79 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle in reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 75 centimetres (30 in).[3]

The whiteface moray's diet consists primarily of crabs.[5]

References

  1. ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Echidna leucotaeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195682A2401716.
  2. ^ Common names for Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Schultz, L. P., 1943 (20 Jan.) [ref. 3957] Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan Islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U. S. S. "Bushnell.". Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180: i-x + 1-316, Pls. 1-9.
  5. ^ Food items reported for Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
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Echidna leucotaenia: Brief Summary

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Echidna leucotaenia, the whiteface moray, also known as the white-banded moray eel, is a moray eel (family Muraenidae). It was described by Schultz in 1943. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Line Islands, the Tuamotu Islands, and Johnston Island. It dwells at a depth range of 0 to 24 metres (0 to 79 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle in reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 75 centimetres (30 in).

The whiteface moray's diet consists primarily of crabs.

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Description

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Occurs among rubble deposits on the lee side of shallow wave-washed reefs. Feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 9710).

Reference

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).

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