MURAENIDAE


Rhinomuraena quaesita
(photo by Mark Strickland)


Rhinomuraena quaesita
Garman, 1888
Ribbon Moray

V 270-286.

Body extremely elongate. Distal end of anterior nostril greatly expanded. Single slender forwardprojecting barbel at front of upper jaw and 3 on lower. Teeth in single row in jaws, small, slender and slanted posteriorly. Tail much longer than head and trunk. Color: body black with yellow dorsal fin and narrow white margin in juveniles and subadults; bright blue, dorsal fin and anterior part of head yellow in males, and yellow except for black anal fin and white margin on fins in females. Size: attaining at least 130 cm. Distribution: widespread in Indo-West Pacific. Remarks: valuable for aquarium fish.