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Bony fish

Fangtooth Moray

Enchelycore anatina

Also known as: Atlantic Fangtooth Moray, Birdeye Conger, Fangtooth Moray Eel, Tiger Moray, West African Fangtooth Moray Eel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@Jorge · Pico Island - Azores, Portugal · June 20131 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, hiding in crevices and under rocks, over coral and rocky reefs.
The feed on crustaceans and fish.

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 · Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean
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Found singly, hiding in crevices and under rocks, over coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnguilliformes
    5. familyMuraenidae
    6. genusEnchelycore
    7. speciesEnchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838)

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    More in the family

    Moray Eels (Muraenidae)