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 bikiniensis
Name
Enchelycore bikiniensis (Schultz, 1953)
Holotype: USNM 141575. Paratypes: FMNH 62584 [ex USNM 141573] (1); USNM 116054 (1), 141571-72 (1, 2), 141573 (orig. 2, now 1), 141574 (1), 141576 (1).
Type locality: Western Pacific, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, Cherry Island.[1]
Synonyms
Gymnothorax bikiniensis Schultz in Schultz (et al.)., 1953
Vernacular names
English: Bikini Atoll moray
References
Schultz, L. P. , Herald, E. S., Lachner, E. A., Welander, A. D. & Woods, L. P.; 1953: Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 202, 1: 1–685, Pls. 1-74.
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 bikiniensis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Enchelycore bikiniensis is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean.[2] It was first named by Leonard Schultz in 1953,[2] and is commonly known as the Bikini Atoll moray or the Bikini moray.[3]
References
Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Enchelycore bikiniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195690A2403238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195690A2403238.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Enchelycore bikiniensis at www.fishbase.org.
Common names for Enchelycore bikiniensis at www.fishbase.org.
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