Indo-Pacific Viper Moray
Enchelynassa canina
- Usual depth1–10 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) norcalmc, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The viper moray is a species of saltwater eel, the only member of the genus Enchelynassa of the family Muraenidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Viper 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: 4 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 10 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–10 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Photos
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Indo-Pacific Viper Moray, Longfang Moray, Toothy Moray, Viper Moray
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Morena colmilluda, Morena Vípora
- French
- Murène-vipère, Murène vipère, Murène vipérine, Murène Vipérine
- Japanese
- Oniutsubo, ヴァイパーモレイ, オニウツボ
Other scientific names: Enchelycore canina, Enchelynassa conina, Muraena canina
Similar species
Snowflake morayEchidna nebulosa
Barred morayEchidna polyzona
Zebra morayGymnomuraena zebra
Vagrant morayGymnothorax buroensis
Lipspot morayGymnothorax chilospilus
Australian MorayGymnothorax cribroris
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).
- 83 open-data records from 1824 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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