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 octaviana
Name
Enchelycore octaviana (Myers & Wade 1941)
Holotype: USNM 101801. Paratype: LACM 21701 (1).
Type locality: Pacific, Colombia, Octavia Bay.[1]
Synonyms
Gymnothorax octavianus Myers & Wade, 1941
Vernacular names
English: Slenderjaw moray
References
Myers, G. S. & Wade, C. B.; 1941: Four new genera and ten new species of eels from the Pacific coast of tropical America. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles, 9 (4): 65–111, Pls. 7-16.
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 octaviana in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Enchelycore octaviana is a carnivorous moray eel found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Peru.[1] It was first named by Myers and Wade in 1941,[1] and is commonly known as the slenderjaw moray.[2] E. octaviana inhabits salt waters at a depth varying from 3–36 meters, reaching a length of 91 centimetres.
References
Enchelycore octaviana Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
Common names for Enchelycore octaviana Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
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