Biology:Caribbean chestnut moray
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| Caribbean chestnut moray | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Enchelycore |
| Species: | E. carychroa
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| Binomial name | |
| Enchelycore carychroa J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1976
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The Caribbean chestnut moray, Enchelycore carychroa, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the western Atlantic from Bermuda, southern Florida, the Bahamas, and the western Gulf of Mexico to Brazil , at depths between 1 and 20 m. Their length is up to 34 cm, or just over 1 ft, making them the smallest members of their genus and among the smaller morays.[2]
The Caribbean chestnut moray inhabits coral and rocky reefs.
References
- ↑ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2015). "Enchelycore carychroa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T195691A2403382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195691A2403382.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/195691/2403382. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Enchelycore carychroa" in FishBase. October 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2921023 entry
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