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 kamara
Name
Enchelycore kamara Böhlke & Böhlke, 1976
Holotype: USNM 221161. Paratypes: ANSP 143055-56 (1, 1); CAS 39752 (3).
Type locality: South Pacific, northern Cook Islands, Penrhyn Atoll, Tongareva Atoll, on lagoon side of some small islets south of Molokai Island, depth 3-5 feet.[1]
Vernacular names
English: Dark-spotted moray
References
Böhlke, J. E. & Böhlke, E. B.; 1980: Enchelycore kamara: a new moray from the tropical Pacific Ocean. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 132: 173–175.
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 kamara in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Enchelycore kamara is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the central Pacific Ocean.[1][2] It was described by Eugenia Brandt Böhlke and James Erwin Böhlke in 1980,[2] and is commonly known as the dark-spotted moray.[1][2]
It can grow to 53 cm (21 in) total length.[2]
References
Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Enchelycore kamara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195692A2403526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195692A2403526.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enchelycore kamara". FishBase. February 2024 version.
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