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Enchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838)

Fangtooth moray
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Greece country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Golani, D., L. Orsi Relini, E. Massutí and J.-P. Quignard, 2002
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded off Elafonissus Island. The speculated reasons for success in establishment are the long pelagic larval stage which enable their crossing of long distances (Ref. 43448). Found in Elafonissos Island and Kolimbia Bay, Rhodes Island (Ref. 88168). National Marine Park of Zakynthos - NMPZ (eastern Ionian Sea, Greece) 37.701˚N, 20.939˚E; 37˚ 06’ 47’’ N, 20˚ 08’ 18’’ E (Ref. 95646). Also Ref. 43448.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Papaconstantinou, C., 2014
National Database:

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Muraeninae
Etymology: Enchelycore: Greek, enchelys, = eel + Greek, kore = pupil (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lowe.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 3 - 60 m (Ref. 58047).   Subtropical; 40°N - 17°S, 32°W - 35°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Azores, Madeira, Canary, Cape Verde, Ascension and St. Helena Islands including record from the Mediterranean coast of Israel (Ref. 3256), Greece (Ref. 43448) and Cyprus (Ref. 95695).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5288)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occasional among rocks and rubble to depths of at least 10 m. They stay concealed among rocks, waiting for prey to come along. Are active predators which feed on crustaceans and fish (Ref. 5377). Possibly consumed in subsistence fisheries (Ref. 3254).

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Smith, D.G., 2012. A checklist of the moray eels of the world (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Zootaxa 3474:1-64. (Ref. 92337)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 August 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fiskeri: husbehovsfiske
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 18.4 - 20.1, mean 19.8 (based on 14 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5002   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00050 (0.00025 - 0.00101), b=3.26 (3.10 - 3.42), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.67 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.