Biology:Enchelycore octaviana

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Short description: Species of fish


Slenderjaw moray
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Enchelycore
Species:
E. octaviana
Binomial name
Enchelycore octaviana
(G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941)

Enchelycore octaviana is a carnivorous moray eel found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Peru.[1] It was first named by Myers and Wade in 1941,[1] and is commonly known as the slenderjaw moray.[2] E. octaviana inhabits salt waters at a depth varying from 3–36 meters, reaching a length of 91 centimetres.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Enchelycore octaviana at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Enchelycore octaviana at www.fishbase.org.

Wikidata ☰ Q1980800 entry