Barred moray

The barred moray, also known as the banded moray, the dark-banded eel, the girdled moray, the girdled reef eel, the many banded moray eel, the ringed moray, the ringed reef moray, the striped moray and the zebra eel,) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae. It was described by John Richardson in 1845, originally under the genus Muraena. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, East Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, the Marquesan Islands, the Tuamotus Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef. It dwells at a depth range of 2 to 20 metres, and leads a benthic lifestyle in reefs and shallow lagoons. Males can reach a maximum total length of 72.3 centimetres (28.5 in). It is sometimes confused with the Zebra moray (Gymnomuraena).

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Barred moray, banded moray, barred moray, Barred Moray, Striped moray, Dark-banded Eel, Girdled Moray, Girdled Reef Eel, Many Banded Moray Eel, Ringed Moray, ringed reef moray, Striped Moray, Zebra Eel

Other scientific names: Echidna fascigula, Echidna leihala, Muraena fascigula, Muraena polyzona, Poecilophis pikei