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IllustrationBayer's moray
Enchelycore bayeri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bayer's moray
- Scientific
- Enchelycore bayeri
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 70 cm (total length); commonly 61 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 64 m (usually 1 to 20 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A plain brown moray with narrow, hooked jaws that cannot close fully over its long, dagger-like teeth, reaching about 70 cm. It is secretive and mostly seen at night on seaward reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Enchelycore-bayeri.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.