Girdled Moray, Banded Moray, Barred Moray, Many Banded Moray Eel, Ringed Moray, Striped Moray, Zebra Eel
Echidna polyzona, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Echidna polyzona, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Dark groove extending rearwards from the corner of the mouth. Dark body bars become less distinct with age, as intervening spaces become speckled.
Information
Max Size: 70 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.1-31.0°C
Depth: 1-20m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
Threats: Habitat degradation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Rare (1% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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