Bentjaw Moray
Enchelycore schismatorhynchus
- Usual depth2–12 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and May
- How commonRare
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About this species
Enchelycore schismatorhynchus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Bleeker in 1853, and is commonly known as the white-margined moray, brown moray eel, or the funnel-nostril moray.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–12 m · Deepest record: 28.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bentjaw Moray, Brown moray Eel, Funnel-nostril Moray, Moray Eel, White-margined Moray
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Weißrandmuräne
- Spanish
- Morena de Margen Blanco
- French
- Murène à bordé blanc, Murène bordée de blanc
- Japanese
- Hida-utsubo, Hidautsubo, ヒダウツボ
- Simplified Chinese
- 咖啡色鰻, 糬鰻, 紡車索, 薯鰻, 虎鰻, 裂吻勾吻鯙, 裂紋勾吻鱔, 錢鰻, 雞角仔鰻, 龍鰻
Other scientific names: Gymnothorax schismatorhynchus, Muraena hemprichii, Muraena schismatorhynchus
Similar species
- Bayer's Moray
Enchelycore bayeri
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).
- 78 open-data records from 1932 to 2008.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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