Echidna leucotaenia, the whiteface moray, also known as the white-banded moray eel,Common names for Echidna leucotaenia at www.fishbase.org. is a moray eel (family Muraenidae).Echidna leucotaenia at www.fishbase.org. It was described by Schultz in 1943.Schultz, L. P., 1943 (20 Jan.) [ref. 3957] Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan Islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U. S. S. "Bushnell.". Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180: i-x + 1-316, Pls. 1-9. It is a tropical, marine and freshwater eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Line Islands, the Tuamotu Islands, and Johnston Island. It dwells at a depth range of , and leads a benthic lifestyle in reefs. Males can reach a maximum total length of .
The whiteface moray's diet consists primarily of crabs.Food items reported for Echidna leucotaenia at www.fishbase.org.
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