Echidna catenata
| Common Names: | Chain Eel Chain Moray Chainlink Moray Eel |
| Synonyms: | Gymnothorax catenatus Muraena catenata Poecilophis catenatus |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Category: | OthersSW |
| Distribution: | Atlantic - West; Western Atlantic. |
| Main Ecosystem: | Reef; Reef |
| Temperament: | Predatory; Semi-aggressive. |
| Diet: | Carnivore; Carnivore |
| Care: | The Chain Moray Eel requires 2 or 3 live meals (grass shrimp, fiddler crabs) per week. If it does not eat at first, try impaling some food, such as live or frozen fish, krill, shrimp, or crustacean flesh, on a feeder stick. It needs refuge among or in between coral and rocks in a 130 gallon or larger aquarium. It spends most of its day hiding and moves about at night in search of food. |
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| Potential Size: | Male: 165cm (65") Female: 165cm (65") |
| Water Region: | Bottom; Bottom |
| Activity: | Nocturnal; Nocturnal |
| Gender: | Unknown. |
| Breeding: | Egg la |
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| Comments: | Keep a tight fitting lid on tank. |
| Main Colours: | White, Black, Brown |
| Markings: | Mottled |
| Mouth: | Normal |
| Tail: | Convex |
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| Image Credit: | ;dthurs |
| Submitted By: | dthurs |
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