Ribbon eel: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the ribbon eel lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinomuraena quaesita
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Anguilliformes
Family	Muraenidae

Where does the ribbon eel live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ribbon eel in 6 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the ribbon eel endangered?

The ribbon eel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ribbon eel?

The ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) is a ray-finned fish in the order Anguilliformes and the family Muraenidae, genus Rhinomuraena. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ribbon eel

The ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita), also known as the leaf-nosed moray eel or bernis eel, is a species of moray eel, the only member of the genus Rhinomuraena. The ribbon eel is found in sand burrows and reefs in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Although generally placed in the moray eel family Muraenidae, it has several distinctive features leading some to place it in its own family, Rhinomuraenidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ribbon eel (revision 1362836706), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q917209 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).