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Barred moray
Echidna polyzona
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Barred moray
- Scientific
- Echidna polyzona
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 80 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A moray reaching about 80 cm; young fish are boldly ringed with dark brown and white bands that fade to a mottled brown in large adults. It lives on reef flats and shallow lagoon reefs and feeds on small crustaceans.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Echidna-polyzona.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Barred_Moray_(Echidna_polyzona)_(6065567062).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.