Barred moray

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Barred moray
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Echidna
Species:
E. polyzona
Binomial name
Echidna polyzona
Synonyms [2]
  • Muraena polyzonaRichardson, 1845
  • Muraena fascigulaPeters, 1855
  • Echidna fascigula(Peters, 1855)
  • Poecilophis pikeiBliss, 1883
  • Echidna leihalaJenkins, 1903

The barred moray (Echidna polyzona), also known as the banded moray, the dark-banded eel, the girdled moray, the girdled reef eel, the many banded moray eel, the ringed moray, the ringed reef moray, the striped moray and the zebra eel, [3] ) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae. [4] It was described by John Richardson in 1845, originally under the genus Muraena . It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, East Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, the Marquesan Islands, the Tuamotus Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef. It dwells at a depth range of 2 to 20 metres (6.6 to 65.6 ft), and leads a benthic lifestyle in reefs and shallow lagoons. Males can reach a maximum total length of 72.3 centimetres (28.5 in). [4]

The barred moray's diet consists of shrimp such as Saron marmoratus , crabs, isopods, and polychaetes, [5] [6] which it feeds on during both day and night. It is of commercial interest to both subsistence fisheries and the aquarium trade. [4]

A barred moray Echidna polyzona - 2.JPG
A barred moray

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References

  1. Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Echidna polyzona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T166929A1153330. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T166929A1153330.en . Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. Synonyms of Echidna polyzona st www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names of Echidna polyzona at www.fishbase.org.
  4. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Echidna polyzona" in FishBase . June 2006 version.
  5. Food items reported for Echidna polyzona at www.fishbase.org.
  6. "Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Echidna polyzona". FishBase.org. Retrieved 22 September 2017.