Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
A benthic and solitary species (Ref. 26340) common on shallow reefs and along rocky shores. Caught incidentally and consumed fresh or salted in some localities (Ref. 3255).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
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Distribution
Distribution
Gulf of Mexico
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA) and the Bahamas to northern South America, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean (Ref. 3255). Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde and from Senegal to Gabon; including St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121) and the islands of Bay of Biafra (Ref. 4450). Also southern Atlantic islands (Ref. 26938).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
100.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4450)); max. published weight: 1,320 g (Ref. 40637)
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IGFA 2001 Database of IGFA angling records until 2001. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA. (Ref. 40637)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=40637&speccode=943
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Smith, D.G. and E.B. Böhlke 1990 Muraenidae. p. 136-148. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4450)
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Diagnostic Description
With arched jaws that touch only at their tips when mouth is closed (Ref. 26938).
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Smith, C.L. 1997 National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p. (Ref. 26938)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 73 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 59 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.225 - 43
Temperature range (°C): 26.706 - 28.503
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.161 - 1.786
Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.594
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.456 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 0.344
Silicate (umol/l): 1.925 - 4.423
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.225 - 43
Temperature range (°C): 26.706 - 28.503
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.161 - 1.786
Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.594
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.456 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 0.344
Silicate (umol/l): 1.925 - 4.423
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 59 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0.225 - 43
Temperature range (°C): 26.706 - 28.503
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.161 - 1.786
Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.594
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.456 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 0.344
Silicate (umol/l): 1.925 - 4.423
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0.225 - 43
Temperature range (°C): 26.706 - 28.503
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.161 - 1.786
Salinity (PPS): 34.217 - 36.594
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.456 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 0.344
Silicate (umol/l): 1.925 - 4.423
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Depth: 1 - 30m.
From 1 to 30 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
From 1 to 30 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 60 m (Ref. 58047)
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Feitoza, B.M., L.A. Rocha, O.J. Luiz-Júnior, S.R. Floeter and J.L. Gasparini 2003 Reef fishes of St. Paul's Rocks: new records and notes on biology and zoogeography. Aqua 7(2):61-82. (Ref. 58047)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Enchelycore nigricans
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 10
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Species: 10
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Böhlke, J.E. 1978 Muraenidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31), Vol. 3, var. pag. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3255)
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Wikipedia
Mottled Conger Moray
The Mottled Conger Moray, sometimes known as the Mulatto Conger, is a moray eel of the genus Enchelycore, distributed across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Its length is up to 100 centimeters.
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