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 lichenosa
Name
Enchelycore lichenosa (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
Holotype: SU 6480. Paratype: USNM 49976 (1).
Type locality: Western North Pacific, Japan, Wakayama Prefecture, Wakanoura, Inland Sea.[1]
Synonyms
Aemasia lichenosa Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Vernacular names
English: Reticulate hookjaw moray
References
Jordan, D. S. & Snyder, J. O.; 1901: A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 23 (no. 1239): 837–890.pdf
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 lichenosa in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Enchelycore lichenosa is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Taiwan, southern Japan, and the Galapagos Islands.[2] It was first named by Jordan and Snyder in 1901,[2] and is commonly known as the reticulate hookjaw moray.[3] To respirate, the eel constantly opens and closes its mouth.[2]
References
Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Enchelycore lichenosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195693A2403645. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195693A2403645.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Enchelycore lichenosa Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
Common names for Enchelycore lichenosa Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
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