Echidna leucotaenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Echidna |
Species: | E. leucotaenia |
Binomial name | |
Echidna leucotaenia L. P. Schultz, 1943 | |
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]
References
- ↑ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Echidna leucotaeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195682A2401716.
- ↑ Common names for Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Echidna leucotaenia Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
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