Scientific Name
Enchelycore bayeri

Common Name
Bayer's moray

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Narrow hooked jaws jammed full of long dagger-like teeth. Uniformly brown species.

Classification

Classified By

Schultz, 1953

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Moray eels (Muraenidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Chagos Islands and Reunion (Ref. 53568) to the Line and Society islands, north to Mariana Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef.

Range

16°N - 24°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

38 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 38 m (Ref. 37816)

Trophic Level

4.5 s.e. 0.80 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

70.0 cm

Common Length

61.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated