Ribbon eel
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| phylum | Chordata | The ribbon eel, or Bernis eel, is a species of moray eel. It is an elegant creature with a long, thin body and high dorsal fins. The ribbon eel can easily be recognised by its expanded anterior nostrils. Juveniles and sub-adults are jet black with a yellow dorsal fin, while females are yellow with a black anal fin with white margins on the fins. The adult males are blue with a yellow dorsal fin. The ribbon eel grows to an overall length of approximately 1 m (3.3 ft), and has a life span of up to twenty years. The ribbon eel is the only moray eel that is protandric.
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Anguilliformes | |
| family | Muraenidae | |
| genus | Rhinomuraena | |
| species | R. quaesita |
