Enchelycore kamara

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anguilloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Anguilloidei

Familia: Muraenidae
Subfamilia: Muraeninae
Genus: Enchelycore
Species: Enchelycore kamara

Name

• Enchelycore kamara Böhlke & Böhlke, 1976

Holotype: USNM 221161. Paratypes: ANSP 143055-56 (1, 1); CAS 39752 (3).

Type locality: South Pacific, northern Cook Islands, Penrhyn Atoll, Tongareva Atoll, on lagoon side of some small islets south of Molokai Island, depth 3-5 feet.[1]

Vernacular names

English: Dark-spotted moray

References

• Böhlke, J. E. & Böhlke, E. B.; 1980: Enchelycore kamara: a new moray from the tropical Pacific Ocean. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 132: 173–175.
• Smith, D.G. 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474: 1–64. Preview PDF Reference page. 
• Enchelycore kamara in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.