The fangtooth moray (''Enchelycore anatina'') sometimes also known as tiger moray or bird-eye conger is a moray eel of the

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Muraenidae found in warmer parts of the eastern

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, including the

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and various other islands. It entered the

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from the

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and is now found occasionally in the eastern Basin, from

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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

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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 crevices. The moray eels are nocturnal carnivores mainly feeding on benthic fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.

References

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Fish described in 1838 {{Muraenidae-stub