Saltwater
Broadbanded moray
Channomuraena vittata
Muraenidae, Uropterygiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 150 cm
- Body shape
- Eel-like
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 70,875 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, and 28 more countries.
More about the species
Description
A benthic species and solitary species inhabiting outer reef slopes. Occurs under ledges and in holes of reef slopes. Has the habit of puffing its head like a cobra when approached. Secretive and nocturnal. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 30874.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Channomuraena bennettii
- Channomuraena cubensis
- Channomuraena vittatus
- Gymnomuraena bennettii
- Gymnomuraena vittata
- Ichthyophis vittatus
In other languages
- Banded creeping eel, Banded moray, Chinese moray, Double-ended moray, Fat moray, Long-jawed moray, Strange moray
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.