Enchelycore octaviana
| Slenderjaw Moray | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 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]
Its habitat is at depths of 3-36 meters. They reach a length of 91 cm and are carnivorous.
References
- 1 2 Enchelycore octaviana at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Common names for Enchelycore octaviana at www.fishbase.org.
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