WoRMS taxon details
Echidna polyzona (Richardson, 1845)
217467 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217467)
accepted
Species
Echidna fascigula (Peters, 1855) · unaccepted
Echidna leihala Jenkins, 1903 · unaccepted
Muraena fascigula Peters, 1855 · unaccepted
Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845 · unaccepted
Poecilophis pikei Bliss, 1883 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845) Richardson, J. (1845). Ichthyology.--Part 3. <em>in R. B. Hinds (ed.). The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42.</em> 10.q( 55-64): 99-150.</i> London: Smith, Elder & Co. [details]
Description Inhabits primarily reef flats, clear shallow lagoons, and seaward reefs. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans during both day...
Description Inhabits primarily reef flats, clear shallow lagoons, and seaward reefs. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans during both day and night (Ref. 9710). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Echidna polyzona (Richardson, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217467 on 2025-04-30
Date
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2000-09-12 09:16:46Z
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Garcia, Maria
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845) Richardson, J. (1845). Ichthyology.--Part 3. <em>in R. B. Hinds (ed.). The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42.</em> 10.q( 55-64): 99-150.</i> London: Smith, Elder & Co. [details]
original description (of Poecilophis pikei Bliss, 1883) Bliss, R. (1883). Descriptions of new species of Mauritian fishes. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.).</em> v. 13: 45-63.
page(s): 61 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Poecilophis pikei Bliss, 1883) Bliss, R. (1883). Descriptions of new species of Mauritian fishes. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius (N. S.).</em> v. 13: 45-63.
page(s): 61 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits primarily reef flats, clear shallow lagoons, and seaward reefs. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans during both day and night (Ref. 9710). [details]Spelling E. polyozona in Kalk (1958). [details]
To Barcode of Life (19 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Poecilophis pikei Bliss, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Echidna leihala Jenkins, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Muraena fascigula Peters, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echidna polyzona)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Echidna fascigula (Peters, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Echidna leihala Jenkins, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena fascigula Peters, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Poecilophis pikei Bliss, 1883)
To FishBase images (Echidna polyzona, Indonesia, by Adams, M.J.)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echidna leihala P10086 illustration) (from synonym Echidna leihala Jenkins, 1903)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echidna polyzona USNM 435512 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echidna polyzona USNM 439979 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Poecilophis pekei USNM 153564 syntype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Poecilophis pikei Bliss, 1883)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Poecilophis pikei Bliss, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Echidna leihala Jenkins, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Muraena fascigula Peters, 1855)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echidna polyzona)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Echidna fascigula (Peters, 1855))
To FishBase (from synonym Echidna leihala Jenkins, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena fascigula Peters, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Poecilophis pikei Bliss, 1883)
To FishBase images (Echidna polyzona, Indonesia, by Adams, M.J.)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (23 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Muraena polyzona Richardson, 1845)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echidna leihala P10086 illustration) (from synonym Echidna leihala Jenkins, 1903)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echidna polyzona USNM 435512 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Echidna polyzona USNM 439979 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Poecilophis pekei USNM 153564 syntype radiograph lateral view) (from synonym Poecilophis pikei Bliss, 1883)
To ITIS
