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Family Muraenidae

HAWAII

Echidna polyzona

Ala Moana, Oahu, 3 feet

 

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

Top, Portlock, Oahu, 70 feet

BANDED or BARRED MORAY

Locally common on shallow reef flats.  Has molar-like teeth for eating crabs.  Color varies from banded to dark brown.  Attains 2 feet.  Indo-Pacific.