Husbandry
Body grey with fine pale barring. Young with 25-30 dark brown bars separated by white narrow interspaces; bars become obscure with age where in large adults, the pattern becomes mottled brown; corner of mouth dark brown.
Synonyms:
Echidna fascigula (Peters, 1855)
Echidna leihala Jenkins, 1903
Muraena fascigula Peters, 1855
Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845
Poecilophis pikei Bliss, 1883
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Muraenidae (Family) > Muraeninae (Subfamily) > Echidna (Genus) > Echidna polyzona (Species)