Enchelycore lichenosa
| Reticulate Hookjaw Moray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Enchelycore |
| Species: | E. lichenosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Enchelycore lichenosa (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | |
Enchelycore lichenosa is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Taiwan, southern Japan, and the Galapagos Islands.[1] It was first named by Jordan and Snyder in 1901,[1] and is commonly known as the Reticulate hookjaw moray.[2] To respirate, the eel constantly opens and closes its mouth.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Enchelycore lichenosa at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Enchelycore lichenosa at www.fishbase.org.
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