Echidna leucotaenia explained

Echidna leucotaenia, the whiteface moray, also known as the white-banded moray eel,^[1] is a moray eel (family Muraenidae).^[2] It was described by Schultz in 1943.^[3] 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 0mto24mm (00feetto79feetm), and leads a benthic lifestyle in reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of 75cm (30inches).^[2]

The whiteface moray's diet consists primarily of crabs.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://fishbase.org.cn/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=6486&GenusName=Echidna&SpeciesName=leucotaenia&StockCode=6808 Common names for Echidna leucotaenia
2. http://fishbase.org.cn/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6486 Echidna leucotaenia
3. Schultz, L. P., 1943 (20 Jan.) [ref. 3957] Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan Islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U. S. S. "Bushnell.". Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180: i-x + 1-316, Pls. 1-9.
4. http://fishbase.org.cn/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=6808&genus=Echidna&species=leucotaenia Food items reported for Echidna leucotaenia