Black Leaf-nosed Moray
Rhinomuraena quaesita
- Usual depth1–58 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The ribbon eel, also known as the leaf-nosed moray eel or bernis eel, is a species of moray eel, the only member of the genus Rhinomuraena. The ribbon eel is found in sand burrows and reefs in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Although generally placed in the moray eel family Muraenidae, it has several distinctive features leading some to place it in its own family, Rhinomuraenidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ribbon eel”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–58 m · Deepest record: 57.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black Leaf-nosed Moray, Black Leafnosed Moray Eel, Black Ribbon Eel, Leaf-nosed Moray, Ribbon Eel, Ribbon Moray
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Geistermuräne, Nasenmuräne
- Spanish
- Morena listón azul
- French
- Murène ruban, Rhinomurène Bleue, Rhinomurène Noire
- Japanese
- Hanahige-utsubo, Hanahigeutsubo, ハナヒゲウツボ
- Thai
- ปลาไหลริบบิ้น
- Simplified Chinese
- 五彩鰻, 大口管鼻鱔, 海龍, 管鼻鯙, 黑身管鼻鯙
Other scientific names: Rhinomuraea quaesita, Rhinomuraena ambonensis
Similar species
Snowflake morayEchidna nebulosa
Barred morayEchidna polyzona
Lipspot morayGymnothorax chilospilus
Fimbriated morayGymnothorax fimbriatus
Blackspot MorayGymnothorax melatremus
Barred-fin MorayGymnothorax zonipectis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 199 open-data records from 1888 to 2006.
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