Mosaic moray
The mosaic moray (Enchelycore ramosa) is a moray eel of the genus Enchelycore, found in south-eastern Australia and around the offshore islands off Northland on the North Island of New Zealand at depths down to 100 metres, in reef areas of broken rock. Their length is between 40 and 180 centimetres (up to 6 feet), making them the largest known member of their genus.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Enchelycore |
| Species: | E. ramosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Enchelycore ramosa (Griffin, 1926) | |
References
- Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Enchelycore ramosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195697A2404477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195697A2404477.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- "Enchelycore ramosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Enchelycore ramosa" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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