Dorsal spines: 0; Anal spines: 0. A medium sized moray with narrow curved jaws. Projecting tubular anterior nostrils on the snout. Posterior nostrils thick upward tubes, longer than Colour: Variable colouration, with brown, white, yellow, orange or dark brown irregular spots and bars on the body, head and fins. Maturity: Unknown. Max length: 92 cm TL. This species is not protected or subject to fishery regulations. It is not subject to the artisanal fishery. Photo courtesy Eleanor Brighton and Chris Mason-Parker (c) 2022 Blue Safari Seychelles/Marine Conservation Society, Seychelles. Chen, H-M. et al (1994). A Review of the Muraenid Eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with Descriptions of Twelve New Records. Zoological Studies 33(1) 44-64 (1994).
English Name: Leopard (or Dragon) moray eel
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French Name: Murène dragon
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)
Description:
anterior nostrils, above the front of the eyes.
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Photograph taken at Alphonse group (01/03/22).
References:
Dianne J. Bray, Enchelycore pardalis in Fishes of Australia, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4926 (19/05/23).
Froese, R. & D. Pauly. (Eds.) (2023). FishBase. Enchelycore pardalis. https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Enchelycore-pardalis.html (19/05/23).
Heemstra, P.C. et al. (2022). Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean (Volume 2, SAIAB, South Africa
Smith, D.G. et al. (2019). Enchelycore pardalis. The IUCN Red List 2019. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195696A2404265.en. (19/05/23).
Fish Family:
Scientific Name: Enchelycore pardalis