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Muraenidae
Ribbon eel
Rhinomuraena quaesita
From juvenile black to female gold
- Blue
- Green
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Globally widespread
- Marine fish
- Anguilliform
- Large
- Tropical fish
Blue
Tropical
Anguilliform
LargeRibbon eel is at home in rocky and coral reefs, living there as a marine fish. Its colors change from juvenile black to female gold.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- True Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Rhinomuraena
- Maximum length
- 120 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Habitat
- Rocky and coral reefs
- Body shape
- Eel-shaped
- Diet
- Carnivorous
- Distribution
- Warm waters worldwide
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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