Hookjaw moray
| Hookjaw moray | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Enchelycore |
| Species: | E. bayeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Enchelycore bayeri (L. P. Schultz, 1953) | |
The hookjaw moray (Enchelycore bayeri) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae found throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Like other members of the genus, the hookjaw sports curved jaws and rows of large, glass-like teeth. At two feet in total average length, it is one of the smaller members of the genus.[1]
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