Enchelycore lichenosa
| Reticulate Hookjaw Moray | |
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| Species: | E. lichenosa
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| Enchelycore lichenosa (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
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Enchelycore lichenosa is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Taiwan, southern Japan, and the Galapagos Islands.[1] It was first named by Jordan and Snyder in 1901,[1] and is commonly known as the Reticulate hookjaw moray.[2] To respirate, the eel constantly opens and closes its mouth.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Enchelycore lichenosa at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Enchelycore lichenosa at www.fishbase.org.
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