''Enchelycore'' is a genus of

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Muraenidae Moray eels, or Muraenidae (), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, ...

. ''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 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 oth ...

'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1838) (Fangtooth moray) * ''

Enchelycore bayeri The hookjaw moray, bowmouth moray, or Bayer's moray (''Enchelycore bayeri'') is a moray eel Moray eels, or Muraenidae (), are a family (biology), family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 ...

'' ( L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Bayer's moray) * ''

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 Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to ...

'' (L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Bikini Atoll moray) * ''

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 ...

'' J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1976 (Caribbean chestnut moray) * '' Enchelycore kamara'' J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1980 (Dark-spotted moray) * ''

Enchelycore lichenosa ''Enchelycore lichenosa'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Taiwan, southern Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the ...

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& Snyder, 1901) (Reticulate hookjaw moray) * '' Enchelycore nigricans'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) (Mulatto Conger) * ''

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 Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South ...

'' D. G. Smith, 2002 * ''

Enchelycore octaviana ''Enchelycore octaviana'' is a carnivorous moray eel found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombi ...

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, 1941) (Slenderjaw moray) * ''

Enchelycore pardalis The leopard moray eel, tiger moray eel or dragon moray (''Enchelycore pardalis''), is a species of moray eel. The leopard moray eel is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific oceans from Réunion to the Hawaiian, Line and Society Islands, north ...

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& Schlegel, 1846) (Leopard moray) *

Enchelycore propinqua ''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 ...

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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 ...

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, 1926) (Mosaic moray) * ''

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.

'' ( Bleeker, 1853) (White-margined moray)

References

Muraenidae Taxa named by Johann Reinhold Forster Marine fish genera {{muraenidae-stub