Enchelycore octaviana
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.
| Slenderjaw moray | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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) | |
References
- Enchelycore octaviana Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names for Enchelycore octaviana Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
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