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Species profile

Ribbon Eel

Rhinomuraena quaesita

Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.

4
Media items
Photos and videos
4
Dives
Distinct encounters
4
Locations
3 trips
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Archive ecology

Conditions where we found it

SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.

Depth evidence
3.8–3.8m
Median 3.8m · n=1
Water temperature
24.0–27.0°C
Median 25.5°C · n=2

Depth basis: 0 recorded, 1 profile-estimated, 1 contextual.

An early signal

2 environment-linked observations are available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.

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Indicative archive pattern · 4 observations / 4 dives

Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 3.8–3.8m
0–5m

Calendar-quarter observations

Apr–Jun2
Jul–Sep2

Camera-clock comparison

Morning · 1Night · 3
  • • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
  • • Depth distributions use recorded or capture-time profile estimates; dive-average and maximum context is excluded.
  • • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
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Field notes

Encounter profile

Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.

Rhinomuraena quaesita - The ribbon eel, 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.

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