| Zebra moray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnomuraena Lacépède, 1803 |
| Species: | G. zebra |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnomuraena zebra (G. Shaw, 1797) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Echidna zebra |
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The zebra moray, Gymnomuraena zebra, is a species of moray eel, the only member of the genus Gymnomuraena. It is found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific, and in the east Pacific from southern Baja California, Mexico to northern Colombia, including the Galapagos Islands.
Its length is up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft), though most individuals are far smaller. It is densely banded dark and whitish, giving rise to its common name. Unlike most other moray eels, it feeds almost exclusively on crustaceans, sea urchins and mollusks.