Echidna leucotaenia
| Echidna leucotaenia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Echidna |
| Species: | E. leucotaenia
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| Binomial name | |
| Echidna leucotaenia L. P. Schultz, 1943
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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]
The whiteface moray's diet consists primarily of crabs.[4]
References
- ^ Common names for Echidna leucotaenia at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Echidna leucotaenia at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Food items reported for Echidna leucotaenia at www.fishbase.org.
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