Hookjaw moray

Enchelycore bayeri

The hookjaw moray 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.
Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAnguilliformes
FamilyMuraenidae
GenusEnchelycore
SpeciesE. bayeri
Photographed in
Philippines