''Enchelycore lichenosa'' 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 ...
found in
coral reefs
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...
around
Taiwan
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, southern
Japan
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, and the
Galapagos Islands.
[''Enchelycore lichenosa''](_blank)
at www.fishbase.org. It was first named by Jordan and Snyder in 1901,
and is commonly known as the reticulate hookjaw moray.
Common names for ''Enchelycore lichenosa''
at www.fishbase.org. To respirate, the eel constantly opens and closes its mouth.
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lichenosa
Fish described in 1901
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
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