© Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12 Enchelycore lichenosa Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Fish SFTEP Links We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. FishBase 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on image to enlarge. © Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Enchelycore lichenosa 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features brown + white spots and blotches lower jaw curved - greater than gap between jaws Dorsal and anal fins developed as skin-covered ridges, but clearly evident; rear nostril not tubular, at most with a raised rim; mouth large, lower jaw curved, so that a gap is present and teeth visible when mouth is closed; sharp, canine-like teeth of both jaws in 2-3 rows. Dark brown, head and throat with numerous irregular white to yellowish blotches and spots; a series of large pale blotches on side of body. Size: grows to 90 cm. Habitat: rocky and rubble bottoms. Depth: 5-25 m. Known only from Japan and the Galapagos. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 25 m. Depth Range Min: 5 m. Diet: octopus/squid/cuttlefish; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); octopus/squid/cuttlefish; mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves; mobile benthic worms. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=2; Southern limit=-2; Western limit=-93; Eastern limit=-90; Latitudinal range=4; Longitudinal range=3. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated. Global Endemism: TEP non-endemic; West + East Pacific (but not Central); "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific); All species. Habitat: Corals; Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 90 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Island (s) only; Eastern Pacific non-endemic; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Humann, P., 1993., Reef Fish Identification: Galapagos., New World Publishing:192pp. Jordan , and Snyder,., 1901., A review of the apodal fishes or eels of Japan, with descriptions of nineteen new species., Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 23:837-890. McCosker , J.E. and Rosenblatt, R.H., 1975., The moray eels (Pisces: Muraenidae) of the Galapagos Islands, with new records and synonymies of extralimital species., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 40:417-427. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Enchelycore&speciesname=lichenosa ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Enchelycore&speciesname=lichenosa http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Enchelycore&speciesname=lichenosa ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Enchelycore&speciesname=lichenosa https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Enchelycore&speciesname=lichenosa ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Enchelycore-lichenosa.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Enchelycore Species in    Muraenidae - Classification - Muraeninae Muraenidae Anguilliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Enchelycore lichenosa ( Jordan & Snyder , 1901 ) Reticulate hookjaw moray Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Enchelycore lichenosa   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Enchelycore lichenosa Picture by Randall, J.E. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae Etymology: Enchelycore: Greek, enchelys, = eel + Greek, kore = pupil (Ref. 45335 ) . More on authors: Jordan & Snyder . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 24 m (Ref. 5227 ). Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Northwest Pacific: Taiwan and southern Japan. Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11114 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Lives in rocky, boulder strewn areas and walls. Lurks in holes, crevices and dark recesses. Constantly opens and closes it mouth, an action required for respiration, not a threat (Ref. 5227 ). Despite its large size, this fish is not consumed as food (Ref. 28023 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao and C.T. Chen , 1994. A review of the muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zool. Stud. 33(1):44-64. (Ref. 6934 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 16 August 2011 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5002   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00048 (0.00028 - 0.00081), b=3.24 (3.10 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  High vulnerability (56 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 30.2 [16.3, 48.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.478 [0.280, 0.945] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [16.6, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.101 [0.046, 0.293] g/100g; Selenium = 35.4 [19.1, 73.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 106 [30, 342] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.789 [0.541, 1.110] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : localhost Page last modified by : mrius-barile - 20 July 2016 Fatal error : Uncaught ArgumentCountError: Too few arguments to function checkEcotox(), 1 passed in /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php on line 2304 and exactly 3 expected in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2579 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php(2304): checkEcotox() #1 {main} thrown in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php on line 2579 Updated: 2024-05-23 03:34:41 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation