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Enchelycore schismatorhynchus

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Enchelycore schismatorhynchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Enchelycore
Species:
E. schismatorhynchus
Binomial name
Enchelycore schismatorhynchus
(Bleeker, 1853)

Enchelycore schismatorhynchus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2] It was first named by Bleeker in 1853,[2] and is commonly known as the white-margined moray, brown moray eel, or the funnel-nostril moray.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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It is found in depths of 5–35 metres (16–115 ft) in tropical habitats.

References

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  1. ^ Fricke, R. & McCosker, J.E. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Enchelycore schismatorhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155091A115271324. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155091A4699419.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enchelycore schismatorhynchus". FishBase. February 2023 version.
  3. ^ Common names for Enchelycore schismatorhynchys at www.fishbase.org.