Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Viper Moray Eel
Enchelycore nigricans
Viper Moray Eel
Also known as: Mulatto Conger Eel, Mottled Conger Moray
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Enchelycore nigricans
Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)  
Depth: 4-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Muraenidae (Family) Moray Eels
      └Muraeninae (Subfamily)
       └Enchelycore (Genus)
        └E. nigricans (Species)
WoRMS ID: 271808🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131395🔗

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