Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
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: Enchelycore anatina
Name
Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838)
Neotype: BMNH 1869.3.7.1. Neotype designated by Böhlke et al., 1989
Type locality: Off Madeira.[1]
Synonyms
Muraena anatina Lowe, 1838
?Muraena sanctaehelenae Günther, 1870 -- but see Ben-Tuvia & Golani (1984)
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Tigermuräne
English: Fangtooth moray
español: Morena picopato
português: Moreia-serpente
中文: 尖齿勾吻鯙
References
Ben-Tuvia, A. & Golani, D.; 1984: A west African fangtooth moray eel Enchelycore anatina from the Mediterranean cost of Israel. Copeia, 1984 (2): 541–544.
Böhlke, E. B., McCosker, J. E. & Böhlke, J. E.; 1989: Family Muraenidae (pp. 104-206). In: Böhlke, E. B. (ed.): Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research, Mem. 1 (pt 9).
Günther, A.; 1870: Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. 8: 1–549.
Lowe, R. T.; 1838: A synopsis of the fishes of Madeira; with the principal synonyms, Portuguese names, and characters of the new genera and species. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 2 (pt 3, art. 14): 173–200.
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.
Enchelycore anatina in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
The fangtooth moray (Enchelycore anatina) sometimes also known as tiger moray[3] or bird-eye conger[4] is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae found in warmer parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the Canary Islands, Madeira and various other islands. It entered the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic and is now found occasionally in the eastern Basin, from Levantine waters and off Turkey, Greece, Croatia and Sicily.[5]
Description
The fangtooth moray is distinctive for its bright yellow head with elongated jaws, which are filled with a large number of long "glasslike" teeth. The body is moderate to dark brown in color with pale spots on the body and fins. The dorsal and anal fins are fused with the caudal and covered with thick skin. The dorsal fin originates on the head above or slightly in front of the gill openings. The pectoral and ventral fins are absent. It can reach up to 120 cm (47 in) in length.[6] The fangtooth moray is a demersal species, inhabiting rocky bottoms rich in crevices. The moray eels are nocturnal carnivores mainly feeding on benthic fish, cephalopods and crustaceans.[7]
References
Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2015). "Enchelycore anatina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195688A2402886. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195688A2402886.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Synonyms of Enchelycore anatina at www.fishbase.org.
Sergio Hanquet, Diving in Canaries, Litografía A. ROMERO, 2001. ISBN 84-932195-0-9
Common names of Enchelycore anatina Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Enchelycore anatina). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Enchelycore_anatina.pdf
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enchelycore anatina". FishBase. January 2008 version.
"(PDF) Undergoing invasion of the fangtooth moray, Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838) in the Adriatic Sea - Evidence of post spawning reproduction stage". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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