Mulatto conger (Enchelycore nigricans)

Scientific name: Enchelycore nigricans Bonnaterre, 1788

Mulatto conger (Enchelycore nigricans)

The Mulatto conger (Enchelycore nigricans) is a marine fish of the family Muraenidae.

Biology

With arched jaws that touch only at their tips when mouth is closed.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Enchelycore nigricans
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
60.0
Depth range
1–60 m (3–197 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 60 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA) and the Bahamas to northern South America, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde and from Senegal to Gabon; including St. Paul's Rocks and the islands of Bay of Biafra. Also southern Atlantic islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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