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Enchelycore kamara

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Dark-spotted moray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Enchelycore
Species:
E. kamara
Binomial name
Enchelycore kamara

Enchelycore kamara is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the central Pacific Ocean.[1][2] It was described by Eugenia Brandt Böhlke and James Erwin Böhlke in 1980,[2] and is commonly known as the dark-spotted moray.[1][2]

It can grow to 53 cm (21 in) total length.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Enchelycore kamara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195692A2403526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195692A2403526.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enchelycore kamara". FishBase. February 2024 version.