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Whiteface moray

Echidna leucotaenia Schultz, 1943

Status not recordedbony fish

The whiteface moray (Echidna leucotaenia) is a species in the family Muraenidae, order Anguilliformes.

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Quick facts about the whiteface moray

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 whiteface moray live?

Not recorded

Is the whiteface moray 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 whiteface moray classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnguilliformes
  5. familyMuraenidae
  6. genusEchidna
  7. SpeciesEchidna leucotaenia Schultz, 1943
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • White-banded moray eelEnglish
  • muréna pentlicovitáCzech
  • Murène à face blancheFrench
  • മാലഞിMalayalam
  • Moréia-de-focinho-brancoPortuguese
  • puhiTahitian
  • മലഞ്ഞിMalayalam
  • MalanhiMalayalam

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whiteface moray

Other species in the same genus Echidna.

Starry eel

Echidna nebulosa

MuraenidaeNo free photo yet

Chain moray

Echidna catenata

MuraenidaeNo free photo yet

Zebra eel

Echidna polyzona

MuraenidaeNo free photo yet

CompareWhiteface moray vs Starry eelWhiteface moray vs Chain morayWhiteface moray vs Mottled morayWhiteface moray vs Pebbletooth moray

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the whiteface moray?

The whiteface moray (Echidna leucotaenia) 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). Whiteface moray (Echidna leucotaenia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whiteface-moray

MLA

“Whiteface moray (Echidna leucotaenia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whiteface-moray.

BibTeX
@misc{whiteface_moray_2026,
  title = {Whiteface moray (Echidna leucotaenia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whiteface-moray},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}