Girdled Moray, Echidna polyzona (Richardson 1845)
Other Names: Barred Moray, Girdled Reef Eel, Girdled Reef-eel, Ringed Moray, Zebra Eel
A Girdled Moray, Echidna polyzona, at Lembeh Straits, north Sulawesi, Indonesia. Source: Graham Edgar / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A pale greyish to brown moray with numerous whitish to pale brown bars on the sides, and a dark groove extending back from the mouth. With growth, the bars become mottled and less distinct, except on the tail.
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Echidna polyzona in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3088
Girdled Moray, Echidna polyzona (Richardson 1845)
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Distribution |
Off Carnarvon, Western Australia, and Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island in the Timor Sea, and the far northern Great Barrier Reef and reefs in the Coral Sea, Queensland, to Minnie Waters, New South Wales; also Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. Inhabits reef flats, clear shallow lagoons, and seaward reefs at depths to 20 m. |
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Species Citation |
Muraena polyzona Richardson 1845, Ichthyology.--Part 3. The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur Vol. 1(3): 112, pl. 60, figs 11-14. No type locality listed. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Girdled Moray, Echidna polyzona (Richardson 1845)
References
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