Kingdom Animalia Genus Enchelycore Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Muraenidae Scientific name Enchelycore carychroa Higher classification Enchelycore Order Eel | |
Similar Eel, Enchelycore, Blacktail moray eel, Gymnothorax ocellatus, Ocellated moray | ||
The Caribbean chestnut moray, Enchelycore carychroa, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the western Atlantic from Bermuda, southern Florida, the Bahamas, and the western Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, at depths of between 1 and 20 m. Their length is up to 34 cm, or just over one foot, making them the smallest member of their genus and among the smaller morays.
The Caribbean chestnut moray inhabits coral and rocky reefs.
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