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Enchelycore

Enchelycore ramosa

(Griffin, 1926)

Mosaic Moray

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Pacific Ocean: Australia and New Zealand, east to Rapa and Easter Island.

Size: 60 inches (150 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow coastal rocky and coral reefs at depths between 15 to about 80 feet (5 – 20 m) and stays under rocks and/or in caves during daytime and hunts prey during evening hours when it feeds mainly on smaller fishes and crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade, and not much is known about its biology.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Anguilliformes

    Suborder: Muraenoidei

    Family: Muraenidae

    Subfamily: Muraeninae

    Genus: Enchelycore

FYI: Shown here for identification only. Unsuitable for the home aquarium.

 Enchelycore ramosa (Mosaic Moray)
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