Echidna leucotaenia

Echidna leucotaenia, the whiteface moray, also known as the white-banded moray eel,[1] is a moray eel (family Muraenidae).[2] It was described by Schultz in 1943.[3] 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).[2]

Echidna leucotaenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Echidna
Species:
E. leucotaenia
Binomial name
Echidna leucotaenia

The whiteface moray's diet consists primarily of crabs.[4]

References
  1. Common names for Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 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.
  4. Food items reported for Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.


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