Enchelycore carychroa
Enchelycore carychroa Böhlke & Böhlke, 1976
Chestnut moray
Enchelycore carychroa
photo by Carvalho Filho, A.


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Family:  Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Muraeninae
Max. size:  34 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 20 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and western Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: a single uncertain record from Fernando Poo in Equatorial Guinea (Ref. 4450).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Prefers rocky bottoms (Ref. 26340). Also found in and around coral reefs.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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