The mottled conger moray, sometimes called mulatto conger or viper moray, is a moray eel of the genus Enchelycore, distributed across the Atlantic Ocean. Its length is up to 100 centimeters.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Viper Moray being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Gymnothorax vicinus
- Gymnothorax zonipectis
- Gymnothorax chilospilus
- Gymnothorax nubilus
- Gymnothorax undulatus
- Gymnothorax unicolor
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Enchelycore
- Species
- Enchelycore nigricans
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