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Enchelycore kamara

Enchelycore kamara is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the central Pacific Ocean. It was described by Eugenia Brandt Böhlke and James Erwin Böhlke in 1980, and is commonly known as the dark-spotted moray.

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Jul 28, 2026
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Length
116 w
Citations
7
Source
Dark-spotted moray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Enchelycore
Species:
E. kamara
Binomial name
Enchelycore kamara

Enchelycore kamara is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the central Pacific Ocean.12 It was described by Eugenia Brandt Böhlke and James Erwin Böhlke in 1980,2 and is commonly known as the dark-spotted moray.12

It can grow to 53 cm (21 in) total length.2

References

References

  1. Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Enchelycore kamara". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T195692A2403526. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195692A2403526.en. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enchelycore kamara". FishBase. February 2024 version.