Viper moray (Enchelynassa canina)

Scientific name: Enchelynassa canina Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Viper moray (Enchelynassa canina)

The Viper moray (Enchelynassa canina) is a marine fish of the family Muraenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Chagos Islands and Reunion, to Panama, north to Marcus and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Tonga and Mangar?va.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Each posterior nostril which is located in front of, and above the eye, is large and surrounded by a fleshy rim, and each anterior nostril bears a bilobed fleshy protuberance which is absent in species of Enchelycore.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Enchelynassa canina
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
250
Depth range
1–30 m (3–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Chagos Islands and Reunion, to Panama, north to Marcus and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Tonga and Mangar?va.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Traumatogenic

Sources

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

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