Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 146 - 153. Narrow hooked jaws jammed full of long dagger-like teeth. Uniformly brown species.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Enchelycore

Species: Enchelycore bayeri (Schultz, 1953)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

A rare species that inhabits benches and seaward reefs. Secretive in reefs, sometimes seen at night (Ref. 48635). Feeds on fishes. May bite by accident or when provoked. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Traumatogenic