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 carychroa
Name
Enchelycore carychroa Böhlke & Böhlke, 1976
Holotype: ANSP 100000. Paratypes (589): ANSP (321, 2 c&s), CAS; FMNH 83913 (2), GCRL; LACM (2 lots, 2); MCZ (6 lots, 32); MBUCV (4 lots, 12); MNHN 1975-0891 (8); MZUSP; UF (15 lots); UF [ex UMML] (40 lots); USNM 214784-85 (2, 9); ZMB 24095 (3).
Type locality: Bahamas, New Providence I., Great Bahama Bank, West of Delaporte Point, 12 ft.[1]
Vernacular names
English: Caribbean chestnut moray
References
Böhlke, J. E. & Böhlke, E. B.; 1976: The chestnut moray, Enchelycore carychroa, a new species from the west Atlantic. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 127: 137–146.
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 carychroa in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
The Caribbean chestnut moray, Enchelycore carychroa, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae.
It is found in the western Atlantic from Bermuda, southern Florida, the Bahamas, and the western Gulf of Mexico to Brazil at depths between 1 and 20 m.
Their length is up to 34 cm, or just over 1 ft, making them the smallest members of their genus and among the smaller morays.[2]
The Caribbean chestnut moray inhabits coral and rocky reefs.
References
Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2015). "Enchelycore carychroa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195691A2403382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195691A2403382.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enchelycore carychroa". FishBase. October 2006 version.
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