BrackishSaltwater
Banded moray
Gymnothorax rueppelliae
Muraenidae, Muraeninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 80 cm
- Body shape
- Eel-like
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 10,720 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, France, French Polynesia, and 28 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found in clear waters of lagoons and seaward reefs. Benthic. Adults feed on fishes and crustaceans, mainly at night. Nervous and aggressive. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Dalophis rueppelliae
- Echidna zebra
- Gymnothorax leucacme
- Gymnothorax nubile
- Gymnothorax petelli
- Gymnothorax punctatofasciatus
In other languages
- Gymnothorax rueppellii
- Gulhovedet muræne
- Banded reef-eel, Black barred eel, Rüppell's moray, Rüppell's moray eel, Yellow-headed moray, Yellow-headed moray eel
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.