Dragon Moray Eel, Enchelycore pardalis Temminck & Schlegel 1846
Other Names: Dragon Moray, Leopard Moray Eel
A Dragon Eel, Enchelycore pardalis, at Izu Ocean Park, Japan. Source: Klaus Stiefel / Flickr. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Summary:
A brightly coloured brown to brownish-orange eel with irregular dark brown bars on the body and many dark-edged white spots and blotches and bars - and long tubular anterior nostrils on the snout and long tubular posterior nostrils above the front of the eye.
In the Australian EEZ, known only from Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas islands in the Indian Ocean.
In the Australian EEZ, known only from Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas islands in the Indian Ocean.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Enchelycore pardalis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 08 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4926
Dragon Moray Eel, Enchelycore pardalis Temminck & Schlegel 1846
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Distribution |
In the Australian EEZ, known only from Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas islands in the Indian Ocean. Inhabits outer reefs, mostly on oceanic islands. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Dragon Moray Eel, Enchelycore pardalis Temminck & Schlegel 1846
References
Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp.
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21.
