Enchelycore carychroa

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Anguilloidei
Familia: Muraenidae
Subfamilia: Muraeninae
Genus: Enchelycore
Species: Enchelycore carychroa

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 of between 1 and 20 m. Their length is up to 34 cm, or just over one foot, making them the smallest member of their genus and among the smaller morays.

The Caribbean chestnut moray inhabits coral and rocky reefs.

References

* Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Enchelycore carychroa" in FishBase. October 2006 version.