Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Chestnut Moray Eel
Enchelycore carychroa
Chestnut Moray Eel
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Enchelycore carychroa
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 4-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Muraenidae (Family)
      └Muraeninae (Subfamily)
       └Enchelycore (Genus)
        └E. carychroa (Species)

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