Bayer's Moray
Enchelycore bayeri
- Usual depth1–18 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
The hookjaw moray, bowmouth moray, or Bayer's moray is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific as well as in the Red Sea.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Hookjaw moray”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 25 records
- October: 20 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–18 m · Deepest record: 37 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bayer's Moray, Bowmouth Moray, Hookjaw Moray
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Morena de Bayer
- French
- Murène de Bayer
- Japanese
- Yashautsubo, ヤシャウツボ
Other scientific names: Gymnothorax bayeri
Similar species
Bentjaw MorayEnchelycore schismatorhynchus
Snowflake morayEchidna nebulosa
Barred morayEchidna polyzona
Lipspot morayGymnothorax chilospilus
Fimbriated morayGymnothorax fimbriatus
Blackspot MorayGymnothorax melatremus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 228 open-data records from 1946 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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