Caribbean chestnut moray

The Caribbean chestnut moray, Enchelycore carychroa, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae.

Caribbean chestnut moray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Enchelycore
Species:
E. carychroa
Binomial name
Enchelycore carychroa

It is found in the western Atlantic from Bermuda, southern Florida, the Bahamas, and the western Gulf of Mexico to Brazil at depths between 1 and 20 m.

Their length is up to 34 cm, or just over 1 ft, making them the smallest members of their genus and among the smaller morays.[2]

The Caribbean chestnut moray inhabits coral and rocky reefs.

References

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  1. ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2015). "Enchelycore carychroa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195691A2403382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195691A2403382.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enchelycore carychroa". FishBase. October 2006 version.