Fangtooth moray (Enchelycore anatina)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Enchelycore anatina
- Common name
- Fangtooth moray
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Enchelycore
- Size
- 80–120 cm
- Depth
- 5–70 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Caution
- Habitats
- rocky-reef, cave
- Behaviours
- solitary, nocturnal, predator
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic, Macaronesia, Mediterranean
Description
Enchelycore anatina reaches 120 cm. Spectacular moray with yellow-fawn to orange body marbled with brown-black spots and yellow-circled blue spots, long sharp curved teeth visible outside mouth (canine-shaped) preventing complete closure. Characteristic tubular nostrils. Lives from 5 to 70 m on drop-offs and caves of Azores, Madeira, Canaries, West Africa, eastern Mediterranean. Active nocturnal predator. One of the most photogenic morays worldwide, signature of Canary dives.
Photo of Fangtooth moray
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Fangtooth moray?
- Fangtooth moray (Enchelycore anatina) reaches 80–120 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Fangtooth moray?
- Fangtooth moray is found between 5–70 m deep.
- Is the Fangtooth moray dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Caution.
- What is the conservation status of the Fangtooth moray?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Fangtooth moray?
- Found in: East Atlantic, Macaronesia, Mediterranean.
Other species in the genus Enchelycore
Other species in the family Muraenidae
- Muraena helena - Mediterranean moray
- Muraena augusti - Black moray
- Gymnothorax unicolor - Brown moray
- Rhinomuraena quaesita - Ribbon moray
- Echidna nocturna - Panamic green moray
- Gymnothorax castaneus - Panamic green moray
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 126298)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2404210)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia