Echidna_leucotaenia

<i>Echidna leucotaenia</i>

Echidna leucotaenia

Species of fish

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]

Quick Facts Echidna leucotaenia, Conservation status ...

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

References

  1. [1]
    Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Echidna leucotaeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195682A2401716.
  2. [2]
    Common names for Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  3. [3]
    Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  4. [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. [5]
    Food items reported for Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
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