Canary moray
📖 Overview
Depth range based on the 3 known specimens all of which have been collected from rocky bottom. May inhabit deep waters.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Vertebrae: 130 - 131. Moderately elongate moray with: mottled brown coloration, posterior jaw pores in white spots; dorsal-fin origin before gill openings; four infraorbital pores, one branchial pore; outer teeth serrate, maxillary teeth in two short rows, and vomerine teeth biserial; and mean vertebral formula (MVF) 5-55-130.: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Canary moray is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 17 - 604 m . Deep-water Central Atlantic: Canary Islands (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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