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Enchelycore octaviana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Muraenidae

Scientific name
  
Enchelycore octaviana

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Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Anguilliformes

Genus
  
Enchelycore

Rank
  
Species

Enchelycore octaviana is a moray eel found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Peru. It was first named by Myers and Wade in 1941, and is commonly known as the Slenderjaw moray.

Its habitat is at depths of 3-36 meters. They reach a length of 91 cm and are carnivorous.

References

Enchelycore octaviana Wikipedia