Enchelycore carychroa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anguilloidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Anguilloidei

Familia: Muraenidae
Subfamilia: Muraeninae
Genus: Enchelycore
Species: Enchelycore carychroa

Name

Enchelycore carychroa Böhlke & Böhlke, 1976

Holotype: ANSP 100000. Paratypes (589): ANSP (321, 2 c&s), CAS; FMNH 83913 (2), GCRL; LACM (2 lots, 2); MCZ (6 lots, 32); MBUCV (4 lots, 12); MNHN 1975-0891 (8); MZUSP; UF (15 lots); UF [ex UMML] (40 lots); USNM 214784-85 (2, 9); ZMB 24095 (3).

Type locality: Bahamas, New Providence I., Great Bahama Bank, West of Delaporte Point, 12 ft.[1]

Vernacular names

English: Caribbean chestnut moray

References

Böhlke, J. E. & Böhlke, E. B.; 1976: The chestnut moray, Enchelycore carychroa, a new species from the west Atlantic. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 127: 137–146.
Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF Reference page.
Enchelycore carychroa in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.