Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae Moray eels
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Enchelycore

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12 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Enchelycore anatina
[Fangtooth moray]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Enchelycore bayeri
[Bayer's moray]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Enchelycore bikiniensis
[Bikini Atoll moray]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Enchelycore carychroa
[Chestnut moray]

Photo by Krumme, U.

Enchelycore kamara
[Dark-spotted moray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Enchelycore lichenosa
[Reticulate hookjaw moray]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Enchelycore nigricans
[Viper moray]

No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22.3 cm TL

Enchelycore nycturanus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Enchelycore octaviana
[Slenderjaw moray]

Photo by Lavan, J.

Enchelycore pardalis
[Leopard moray eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Enchelycore ramosa
[Mosaic moray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Enchelycore schismatorhynchus
[White-margined moray]

12 Species of Family Muraenidae with Genus Enchelycore
(Moray eels)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1838	Enchelycore anatina	Fangtooth moray	Eastern Atlantic	120 TL
1953	Enchelycore bayeri	Bayer's moray	Indo-Pacific	70 TL
1953	Enchelycore bikiniensis	Bikini Atoll moray	Pacific Ocean	60 TL
1976	Enchelycore carychroa	Chestnut moray	Western Atlantic	34 TL
1980	Enchelycore kamara	Dark-spotted moray	Western Central Pacific	53 TL
1901	Enchelycore lichenosa	Reticulate hookjaw moray	Northwest Pacific	90 TL
1788	Enchelycore nigricans	Viper moray	Western Atlantic	100 TL
2002	Enchelycore nycturanus		Western Indian Ocean	22.3 TL
1941	Enchelycore octaviana	Slenderjaw moray	Eastern Pacific	91 TL
1846	Enchelycore pardalis	Leopard moray eel	Indo-Pacific	92 TL
1926	Enchelycore ramosa	Mosaic moray	Pacific Ocean	150 TL
1853	Enchelycore schismatorhynchus	White-margined moray	Indo-Pacific	120 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: AnguilliformesFamily: Muraenidae Moray eelsSubfamily: MuraeninaeGenus: Enchelycore(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae Moray eels
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Enchelycore

(See list of species below)