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Enchelycore octaviana

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Slenderjaw moray
Enchelycore octaviana off the coast of Coiba Island, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Enchelycore
Species:
E. octaviana
Binomial name
Enchelycore octaviana
(G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941)

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

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  1. ^ a b Enchelycore octaviana Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Enchelycore octaviana Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.