Enchelycore bayeri (Schultz, 1953)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The hookjaw moray, bowmouth moray, or Bayer's moray (Enchelycore bayeri) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific as well as in the Red Sea.
Like other members of the genus, the hookjaw sports curved jaws and rows of large, dagger-like teeth. Reaching 70 cm (28 in) in total length, it is one of the smaller members of the genus Enchelycore. It is a secretive inhabitant of reefs, usually at depths below 20 m (66 ft) but occasionally down to 61 m (200 ft).
Wikipedia contributors, Hookjaw moray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:35:19.954610+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enchelycore bayeri (Schultz, 1953)
- Name authority
- (Schultz, 1953)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Enchelycore
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyMuraenidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyMuraeninae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusEnchelycore Kaup, 1856
- speciesEnchelycore bayeri (Schultz, 1953)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Enchelycore. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| chestnut morayEnchelycore carychroa Böhlke & Böhlke, 1976 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enchelycore kamara Böhlke & Böhlke, 1980 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| viper morayEnchelycore nigricans (Bonnaterre, 1788) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| slenderjaw morayEnchelycore octaviana (Myers & Wade, 1941) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enchelycore ramosa (Griffin, 1926) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enchelycore schismatorhynchus (Bleeker, 1853) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enchelycore pardalis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enchelycore propinqua Mohapatra, Smith, Mohanty, Mishra & Tudu, 2017 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fangtooth morayEnchelycore anatina (Lowe, 1838) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enchelycore bikiniensis (Schultz, 1953) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enchelycore lichenosa (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enchelycore nycturanus Smith, 2002 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gymnothorax bayeri Schultz, 1953 Schultz, 1953 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217473 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6F7TQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.