FB-6490 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6490 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Anguilliformes Muraenidae Enchelycore Enchelycore schismatorhynchus (Bleeker, 1853) Brown moray eel Funnel-nostril moray Moray eel White-margined moray Valgerant-saabelmureen Murène à bordé blanc Hida-utsubo Auvaeloloa Puhi 薯鳗 虎鳗 裂吻勾吻鯙 裂吻裸胸鱔 裂吻裸胸鳝 裂紋澤鱔 裂纹泽鳝 钱鳗 Eurymyctera crudelis Kaup, 1856 Gymnothorax schismatorhynchus (Bleeker, 1853) Muraena congeroides Bleeker, 1860 Muraena hemprichii Klunzinger, 1871 Muraena schismatorhynchus Bleeker, 1853 Rhinamuraena eritima Jordan & Seale, 1906 Rhinechidna eritonia (Jordan & Seale, 1906) Rhinomuraena eritima Jordan & Seale, 1906 1992-10-30 2013-02-08 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559) Wass, R.C.0 An annotated checklist of the fishes of Samoa. Natl. Ocean. Atmos. Adminis. Tech. Rept., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., Spec. Sci. 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(Ref. 129329) FB-pic-6490-23449 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-06-29 2010-07-21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6490 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Ensch_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Ensch_u0.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-6490 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2013-02-08 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6490 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Solitary in crevices, usually seen at night (Ref 90102). Smith, D.G. 2012 A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474:1-64. (Ref. 92337) FB-DiagnosticDescr-6490 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-09-05 00:00:00 2013-02-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6490 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats The longest canines of the lower jaw are confined to the anterior third of the toothed area. Coloration is a uniform tan with a conspicuous white margin on the fins.Description: Characterized by body depth at gill opening 14-23 in TL; relatively high dorsal fin; origin of dorsal fin about midway between corner of mouth and gill opening; anus anterior to middle of body; slender and hooked jaws; single row of three very long canines in front of upper jaw alternating with tiny teeth; median row of three elongate canines; side of jaw with inner row of lesser canines; front of lower jaw with outer row of small teeth inner row of three canines on each side; funnel-shaped tip of tubular anterior nostril (Ref. 90102). Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Morphology-6490 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-09-05 00:00:00 2013-02-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6490 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 137 - 142 Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Distribution-6490 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2021-12-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6490 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Indo-Pacific: from the Red Sea, Mauritius, and Chagos Archipelago, to French Polynesia; absent from Hawaiian Islands. Smith, D.G., S.V. Bogorodsky, A.O. Mal and T.J. Alpermann 2019 Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4704(1):1-87. (Ref. 121606) FB-Uses-6490 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2013-02-08 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6490 fisheries: of potential interest FB-Size-6490 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2013-02-08 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6490 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 120 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)) Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino 1984 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-6490 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-10-30 00:00:00 2013-02-08 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6490 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat reef-associated; marine; depth range 5 - 35 m (Ref. 90102) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102)