Scientific Name
Enchelycore carychroa

Common Name
Caribbean chestnut moray

Biology
Prefers rocky bottoms (Ref. 26340). Also found in and around coral reefs.

Classification

Classified By

B?hlke & B?hlke, 1976

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Moray eels (Muraenidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and western Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: a single uncertain record from Fernando Poo in Equatorial Guinea (Ref. 4450).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1 m

Depth To - meters

20 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 4450)

Trophic Level

4.11 s.e. 0.74 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

34.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown 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 vulnerability (18 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated