Ribbon eel
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An illustration based on the real animal.
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Ribbon eels have greatly expanded nostrils at the front of the nose.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Ribbon eel
- Scientific name
- Rhinomuraena quaesita
- Japanese name
- ハナヒゲウツボ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Rhinomuraena
It lives from the Ogasawara Islands, Wakayama, Kochi, Yakushima and the Ryukyus to Taiwan and across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
How the Ribbon eel lives
They catch and eat other animals. They are often seen in burrows in sandy or rubbly areas beside coral reefs.
Australian MuseumBasic data
- Range
- Ogasawara Islands, Yakushima, Ryukyu Islands, Minamidaito Island, southern Taiwan, Indian to Pacific Oceans, and elsewhere
Where the Ribbon eel has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ハナヒゲウツボ
- 简体中文
- 黑身管鼻鯙
- 繁體中文
- 管鼻鯙
- 한국어
- 리본장어
- Español
- Anguila listón azul
- Français
- Rhinomurène Bleue
- Deutsch
- Nasenmuräne
- Português (Brasil)
- Moréia-de-faixa
- Italiano
- Murena a nastro
- العربية
- أنقليس شريطي
- Tiếng Việt
- Cá chình ruy băng
- Русский
- Риномурена
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ハナヒゲウツボChecked: 2026-11-04
- Australian Museum — Ribbon Eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita Garman, 1888Checked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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