Fish Identification: Find Species

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

(See list of species below)


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13 species (see list below)
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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838)

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Enchelycore anatina
[Fangtooth moray]

Photo by Hazes, B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Enchelycore bayeri (Schultz, 1953)

Photo by Photo by Hazes, B.
 
Enchelycore bayeri
[Bayer's moray]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Enchelycore bikiniensis (Schultz, 1953)

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Enchelycore bikiniensis
[Bikini Atoll moray]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Enchelycore carychroa Böhlke & Böhlke, 1976

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Enchelycore carychroa
[Chestnut moray]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Enchelycore kamara Böhlke & Böhlke, 1980

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Enchelycore kamara
[Dark-spotted moray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Enchelycore lichenosa (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

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Enchelycore lichenosa
[Reticulate hookjaw moray]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Enchelycore nigricans (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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Enchelycore nigricans
[Viper moray]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.3 cm TL
 
Enchelycore nycturanus
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Enchelycore octaviana (Myers & Wade, 1941)

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Enchelycore octaviana
[Slenderjaw moray]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 92 cm TL
Enchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

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Enchelycore pardalis
[Leopard moray eel]
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Max. Length 17 cm TL
 
Enchelycore propinqua
[Indian hook-teeth moray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Enchelycore ramosa (Griffin, 1926)

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Enchelycore ramosa
[Mosaic moray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 120 cm TL
Enchelycore schismatorhynchus (Bleeker, 1853)

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Enchelycore schismatorhynchus
[White-margined moray]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Enchelycore anatina Fangtooth moray Eastern Atlantic 120 TL 1838
Enchelycore bayeri Bayer's moray Indo-Pacific 70 TL 1953
Enchelycore bikiniensis Bikini Atoll moray Pacific Ocean 60 TL 1953
Enchelycore carychroa Chestnut moray Western Atlantic 34 TL 1976
Enchelycore kamara Dark-spotted moray Western Central Pacific 53 TL 1980
Enchelycore lichenosa Reticulate hookjaw moray Northwest Pacific 90 TL 1901
Enchelycore nigricans Viper moray Western Atlantic 100 TL 1788
Enchelycore nycturanus Western Indian Ocean 22.3 TL 2002
Enchelycore octaviana Slenderjaw moray Eastern Pacific 91 TL 1941
Enchelycore pardalis Leopard moray eel Indo-Pacific 92 TL 1846
Enchelycore propinqua Indian hook-teeth moray Eastern Indian Ocean 17 TL 2017
Enchelycore ramosa Mosaic moray Pacific Ocean 150 TL 1926
Enchelycore schismatorhynchus White-margined moray Indo-Pacific 120 TL 1853



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