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Dragon Moray

Enchelycore pardalis

Also known as: Dragon Eel, Dragon Moray Eel, Hawaiian Dragon Eel, Japanese Dragon Eel, Leopard Moray, Leopard Moray Eel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@jpc · Ita, Shizuoka, Japan, Japan · July 20161 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, with head poking out from crevices, corals, and rocks, over coral and rocky reefs.

Morays open and close their mouths to move water through their gills for respiration.
This behaviour can often be seen as a threat especially towards divers, in fact this is far from the truth, they are very shy creatures and will only attack if provoked!

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly, with head poking out from crevices, corals, and rocks, over coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnguilliformes
    5. familyMuraenidae
    6. genusEnchelycore
    7. speciesEnchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

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    More in the family

    Moray Eels (Muraenidae)