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 genera which are almost exclusively Marine (ocean), marine, but several species are regu ...

of the family Muraenidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific as well as in the Red Sea. Like other members of the genus, the hookjaw sports curved jaws and rows of large, dagger-like teeth. Reaching in total length, it is one of the smaller members of the genus ''Enchelycore''. It is a secretive inhabitant of reefs, usually at depths below but occasionally down to .

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bayeri Fish of the Indian Ocean Fish of the Pacific Ocean Fish described in 1953 Taxa named by Leonard Peter Schultz {{muraenidae-stub