Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Muraenidae | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes Genus Echidna | |
The Whiteface moray (Echidna leucotaenia, 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 Tuamoto 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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