Enchelycore kamara is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the central Pacific Ocean.[1][2] It was described by Eugenia Brandt Böhlke and James Erwin Böhlke in 1980,[2] and is commonly known as the dark-spotted moray.[1][2]
Dark-spotted moray | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Enchelycore |
Species: | E. kamara
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Binomial name | |
Enchelycore kamara J. E. Böhlke & E. B. Böhlke, 1980
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It can grow to 53 cm (21 in) total length.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Enchelycore kamara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195692A2403526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195692A2403526.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enchelycore kamara". FishBase. February 2024 version.