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Enchelycore
''Enchelycore'' is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae. ''Enchelycore'' species are generally small to medium-sized eels, most ranging from in length, with the largest being the Mosaic Moray ('' E. ramosa''), which reaches a length of . Members of the genus feature distinctive, curved jaws that prevent them from fully closing their mouth and aids them in catching, and holding on to prey. ''Enchelycore'' species can also feature extremely bright colors ('' E. pardalis'', '' E. anatina'') and ornate markings ('' E. lichenosa''). Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Enchelycore anatina'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1838) (Fangtooth moray) * '' Enchelycore bayeri'' ( L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Bayer's moray) * '' Enchelycore bikiniensis'' ( L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Bikini Atoll moray) * '' Enchelycore carychroa'' J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1976 (Caribbean chestnut moray) * '' Enchelycore kamara'' J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1980 (Dark-spotted moray) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchelycore
''Enchelycore'' is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae. ''Enchelycore'' species are generally small to medium-sized eels, most ranging from in length, with the largest being the Mosaic Moray ('' E. ramosa''), which reaches a length of . Members of the genus feature distinctive, curved jaws that prevent them from fully closing their mouth and aids them in catching, and holding on to prey. ''Enchelycore'' species can also feature extremely bright colors ('' E. pardalis'', '' E. anatina'') and ornate markings ('' E. lichenosa''). Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Enchelycore anatina'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1838) (Fangtooth moray) * '' Enchelycore bayeri'' ( L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Bayer's moray) * '' Enchelycore bikiniensis'' ( L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Bikini Atoll moray) * '' Enchelycore carychroa'' J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1976 (Caribbean chestnut moray) * '' Enchelycore kamara'' J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1980 (Dark-spotted moray) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchelycore Carychroa
''Enchelycore'' is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae. ''Enchelycore'' species are generally small to medium-sized eels, most ranging from in length, with the largest being the Mosaic Moray ('' E. ramosa''), which reaches a length of . Members of the genus feature distinctive, curved jaws that prevent them from fully closing their mouth and aids them in catching, and holding on to prey. ''Enchelycore'' species can also feature extremely bright colors ('' E. pardalis'', '' E. anatina'') and ornate markings ('' E. lichenosa''). Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Enchelycore anatina'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1838) (Fangtooth moray) * '' Enchelycore bayeri'' ( L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Bayer's moray) * '' Enchelycore bikiniensis'' ( L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Bikini Atoll moray) * '' Enchelycore carychroa'' J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1976 (Caribbean chestnut moray) * ''Enchelycore kamara'' J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1980 (Dark-spotted moray) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchelycore Anatina
The fangtooth moray (''Enchelycore anatina'') sometimes also known as tiger moray or bird-eye conger is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae found in warmer parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the Canary Islands, Madeira and various other islands. It entered the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic and is now found occasionally in the eastern Basin, from Levantine waters and off Turkey, Greece, Croatia and Sicily. Description The fangtooth moray is distinctive for its bright yellow head with elongated jaws, which are filled with a large number of long "glasslike" teeth. The body is moderate to dark brown in color with pale spots on the body and fins. The dorsal and anal fins are fused with the caudal and covered with thick skin. The dorsal fin originates on the head above or slightly in front of the gill openings. The pectoral and ventral fins are absent. It can reach up to in length. The fangtooth moray is a demersal species, inhabiting rocky bottoms rich in crevice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchelycore Pardalis
The leopard moray eel, tiger moray eel or dragon moray (''Enchelycore pardalis''), is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae. The leopard moray eel is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific oceans from Réunion to the Hawaiian, Line and Society Islands, north to southern Japan, southern Korea, and south to New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st .... It inhabits coral and rocky reefs at depth range from 8 to 60 m. Its length is up to 92 cm. This eel is characterized by its narrow, curved jaws, vivid red stripes on the head, and elongated tubular nostrils. It is chiefly nocturnal; because of this and its preference for cryptic habitats, it is seldom seen. It feeds primarily on fishes and small cephalopods.Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchelycore Schismatorhynchus
''Enchelycore schismatorhynchus'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Bleeker in 1853, and is commonly known as the white-margined moray, brown moray eel, or the funnel-nostril moray. at www.fishbase.org. Distribution and habitat It is found in depths of intropical
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Enchelycore Lichenosa
''Enchelycore lichenosa'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Taiwan, southern Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ..., and the Galapagos Islands.''Enchelycore lichenosa'' at www.fishbase.org. It was first named by Jordan and Snyder in 1901, and is commonly known as the reticulate hookjaw moray. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchelycore Bikiniensis
''Enchelycore bikiniensis'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ....''Enchelycore bikiniensis'' at www.fishbase.org. It was first named by Leonard Schultz in 1953, and is commonly known as the Bikini Atoll moray or the Bikini moray. at www.fishba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchelycore Ramosa
The mosaic moray (''Enchelycore ramosa'') is a moray eel of the genus '' Enchelycore'', found in south-eastern Australia and around the offshore islands off Northland on the North Island of New Zealand at depths down to 100 metres, in reef A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral or similar relatively stable material, lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic processes— deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock out ... areas of broken rock. Their length is between 40 and 180 centimetres (up to 6 feet), making them the largest known member of their genus. References * * * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ramosa Fish described in 1926 {{muraenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchelycore Octaviana
''Enchelycore octaviana'' is a carnivorous moray eel found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ....''Enchelycore octaviana'' at www.fishbase.org. It was first named by Myers and Wade in 1941, and is commonly known as the slenderjaw moray. at www.fishbase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchelycore Kamara
''Enchelycore kamara'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the central Pacific Ocean.''Enchelycore kamara'' at www.fishbase.org. It was first named by and James Erwin Böhlke
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Enchelycore Nycturanus
''Enchelycore nycturanus'' is a moray eel found in the Aliwal Shoal off the coast of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ....''Enchelycore nycturanus'' at www.fishbase.org. It was first named by D.G. Smith in 2002. References nycturanus Fish described in 2002 {{muraenidae-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enchelycore Tamarae
''Enchelycore tamarae'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs around India.''Enchelycore tamarae'' at www.fishbase.org. It was first named by Prokofiev in 2005, and might feed on crustaceans
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