Ribbon eel

about ribbon eel

The Ribbon Eel is part of the moray eel
family that have high dorsal fins,
expanded anterior nostrils and a long
and thin body that can attain 94cm for the
male and can reach up to 130cm for the
female. It can live up to 20 years in the wild
and has the peculiarity of changing sex
and colour during all its life.

characteristic
The Ribbon Eel is part of the
moray eel family Specific Diet
long body that can attain 94cm for Ribbon eels are
the male and can reach up to Color : black, carnivores and
130cm for the female white, and yellow their diets consist
It can live up to 20 years in the wild size : 26-51 inches of shrimps and
has the peculiarity of changing
Diet : cornivorous small fish.
sex and colour during all its life.

small fish

shrimp

ut ribbon eel
itat
fun fact abo
these colorful animals are
hab
actually a species of moray
eel.
ribbon eel’s life it may appear
black, blue and or yellow.
They grow to one meter / 3.3
feet in length. The ribbon eel is found in lagoons and reefs in the Indo-Pacific
can live up to 20 years in the ocean, ranging from East Africa to southern Japan, Australia
wild. and French Polynesia.