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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

White ribbon eel

Pseudechidna brummeri Bleeker, 1858
Max Length
103 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.1
Depth
1–8 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
60.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Inhabits reef flats and shallow lagoons, usually buried in the sand or rubble . Occasionally seen swimming between its burrows in shallow protected areas . A gonochoristic species . Solitary (Ref 90102).

Scientific Name
Pseudechidna brummeri
Authority
Bleeker, 1858
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
103 cm
Depth Range
1–8 m
Latitude
22°S – 25°N
Trophic Level
4.1
Resilience
Low
Vulnerability
60.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 201 - 214. Has a more typical muraenid head than R. quaesita. : eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for White ribbon eel is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for White ribbon eel is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for White ribbon eel is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 8 m . Tropical; 25°N - 22°S north to the Ryukyu Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
4.1±0.7
🧍 Solitary

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00049 × L3.26 (TL)
Max TL
103cm
Vertebrae
208

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Low
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
60.00/100
High vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.1
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Latitude Range
25°N – 22°S
Described By
Bleeker, 1858

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Brummer's Moray · Brummer's moray, White ribbon eel · White Ribbon Eel · White Ribbon Moray
🌍CES muréna Brummerova
🇩🇪German Weiße Geistermuräne
🌍EST valevmureen
🇫🇷French Murène ruban blanc
🇮🇹Italian Murena a nastro bianca · Murena di Brummer
🇯🇵Japanese Moyotakeutsubo · Moyou-take-utsubo · モヨウタケウツボ
🇵🇹Portuguese Moréia-fantasma
🇷🇺Russian Псевдоехидна Бруммера
🌍SMO Asulu
🇪🇸Spanish Morena cinta blanca
🇨🇳Chinese 布氏擬蝮鯙 · 薯鰻 · 虎鰻 · 錢鰻

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .

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