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Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838)

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Enchelycore

Species: Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838)

Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Canary, Cape Verde, Ascension and St. Helena Islands including record from the Mediterranean coast of Israel (Ref. 3256), Greece (Ref. 43448) and Cyprus (Ref. 95695).

    • Biology

    Occasional among rocks and rubble to depths of at least 10 m. They stay concealed among rocks, waiting for prey to come along. Are active predators which feed on crustaceans and fish (Ref. 5377). Possibly consumed in subsistence fisheries (Ref. 3254).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless