Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Elopocephalai
Supercohors: Elopocephala
Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha
Ordo: Anguilliformes
Subordo: Anguilloidei
Familia: Muraenidae
Subfamilia: Muraeninae
Genus: Enchelycore
Species (13): E. anatina – E. bayeri – E. bikiniensis – E. carychroa – E. kamara – E. lichenosa – E. nigricans – E. nycturanus – E. octaviana – E. pardalis – E. propinqua – E. ramosa – E. schismatorhynchus
Name
Enchelycore Kaup, 1856a
Gender: feminine
Type species: Muraena nigricans Bonnaterre, 1788, subsequent designation by Kaup, 1856b: 73
Synonyms
Aemasia Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Enchelycotte Kaup in Duméril, 1856
Eurymyctera Kaup, 1856
Fimbrinares Whitley, 1948
Rhinechidna Barbour, 1908
References
Primary references
Kaup, J.J. 1856a: Uebersicht der Aale. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 22 (1): 41–77. BHL
Kaup, [J.J.] 1856b: Catalogue of apodal fish, in the collection of the British Museum. London. Pp. 1-163, Pls. 1-19. ["Date possibly 1857, as used by Whitley." – Catalog of Fishes] BHL
Additional references
Barbour, T.; 1908: Notes on Rhinomuraena. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 21: 39–43. pdf
Jordan, D. S. & Snyder, J. O.; 1901: A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 23 (no. 1239): 837–890. pdf
Mohapatra, A., Smith, D.G., Mohanty, S.R., Mishra, S.S. & Tudu, P.C. 2017. Enchelycore propinqua sp. nov., a new moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae: Muraeninae) from the Indian Coast. Zootaxa 4319(3): 595–599. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4319.3.11. Reference page.
Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF Open access Reference page.
Whitley, G. P.; 1948: Studies in ichthyology. No. 13. Records of the Australian Museum, 22 (1): 70–94.
Links
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Nomenclator Zoologicus
Enchelycore species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Enchelycore and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2025. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
ITIS
Enchelycore is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae. Enchelycore species are generally small to medium-sized eels, most ranging from 2 to 3 feet (61 to 91 cm) in length, with the largest being the Mosaic Moray (E. ramosa), which reaches a length of 6 feet (180 cm). Members of the genus feature distinctive, curved jaws that prevent them from fully closing their mouth and aids them in catching, and holding on to prey. Enchelycore species can also feature extremely bright colors (E. pardalis, E. anatina) and ornate markings (E. lichenosa).
Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[2]
Enchelycore anatina (R. T. Lowe, 1838) (Fangtooth moray)
Enchelycore bayeri (L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Bayer's moray)
Enchelycore bikiniensis (L. P. Schultz, 1953) (Bikini Atoll moray)
Enchelycore carychroa J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1976 (Caribbean chestnut moray)
Enchelycore kamara J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1980 (Dark-spotted moray)
Enchelycore lichenosa (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (Reticulate hookjaw moray)
Enchelycore nigricans (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Mulatto Conger)
Enchelycore nycturanus D. G. Smith, 2002
Enchelycore octaviana (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941) (Slenderjaw moray)
Enchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Leopard moray)
Enchelycore ramosa (Griffin, 1926) (Mosaic moray)
Enchelycore schismatorhynchus (Bleeker, 1853) (White-margined moray)
Enchelycore tamarae Prokofiev, 2005
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Muraenidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Enchelycore". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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