Kingdom Animalia Order Anguilliformes Genus Echidna Higher classification Echidna | Phylum Chordata Family Muraenidae Scientific name Echidna leucotaenia Rank Species | |
Similar Echidna rhodochilus, Echidna xanthospilos, Echidna, Dark moray eel, Latticetail moray | ||
Echidna leucotaenia, the whiteface moray, also known as the white-banded moray eel, is a moray eel (family Muraenidae). It was described by Schultz in 1943. 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).
The whiteface moray's diet consists primarily of crabs.
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