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Zebra eel

Echidna polyzona (Richardson, 1845)

Status not recordedbony fish

The zebra eel (Echidna polyzona) is a species in the family Muraenidae, order Anguilliformes.

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Quick facts about the zebra eel

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the zebra eel live?

Not recorded

Is the zebra eel endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the zebra eel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnguilliformes
  5. familyMuraenidae
  6. genusEchidna
  7. SpeciesEchidna polyzona (Richardson, 1845)

Synonyms Echidna fascigula, Echidna leihala, Echidna obscura, Echidna psalion, Echidna sauvagei, Echidna vincta, Echidna zonata, Echidna zonophaea, Muraena dizona, Muraena fascigula, Muraena polyzona, Poecilophis pikei, Poecilophis tritor

Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Banded morayEnglish
  • Barred morayEnglish
  • Dark-banded eelEnglish
  • Girdled morayEnglish
  • Girdled reef eelEnglish
  • Many banded moray eelEnglish
  • Ringed morayEnglish
  • Ringed reef morayEnglish
  • Striped morayEnglish
  • Balk-bontpalingAfrikaans
  • OgdokCebuano
  • 薯鳗Chinese
  • Muréna mnohopásáCzech
  • BåndmuræneDanish
  • RingelmuräneGerman
  • Morena BarradaSpanish
  • VyömureenaFinnish
  • BonuFijian
  • Congre noirFrench
  • Murena barrataItalian
  • シマアラシウツボJapanese
  • Anguille raide raideMorisyen
  • Moreia listradaPortuguese
  • ปลาหลดหินลายเหลืองThai
  • PayangitanFilipino
  • Cá ChìnhVietnamese
  • 薯鰻Chinese
  • IndangCebuano
  • 多带蛇鳝Chinese
  • 多帶蛇鱔Chinese
  • 多环蝮鯙Chinese
  • 节仔鳗Chinese
  • 虎鳗Chinese
  • 钱鳗Chinese
  • Murène à barresFrench
  • Murena fasciataItalian
  • Shima-arashi-utsuboJapanese
  • 多環蝮鯙Chinese
  • 節仔鰻Chinese
  • 虎鰻Chinese
  • 錢鰻Chinese
  • 多帶蛇鱔(多帶海鱔)Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the zebra eel

Other species in the same genus Echidna.

Starry eel

Echidna nebulosa

MuraenidaeNo free photo yet

Chain moray

Echidna catenata

MuraenidaeNo free photo yet

CompareZebra eel vs Starry eelZebra eel vs Chain morayZebra eel vs Mottled morayZebra eel vs Pebbletooth moray

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the zebra eel?

The zebra eel (Echidna polyzona) belongs to the family Muraenidae in the order Anguilliformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Zebra eel (Echidna polyzona). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/echidna-polyzona

MLA

“Zebra eel (Echidna polyzona).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/echidna-polyzona.

BibTeX
@misc{echidna_polyzona_2026,
  title = {Zebra eel (Echidna polyzona)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/echidna-polyzona},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}