Reticulate Hookjaw Moray

Lives in rocky, boulder strewn areas and walls. Lurks in holes, crevices and dark recesses.

Lives in rocky, boulder strewn areas and walls. Lurks in holes, crevices and dark recesses. Constantly opens and closes it mouth, an action required for respiration, not a threat (Ref. 5227). Despite its large size, this fish is not consumed as food (Ref. 28023).

分布於太平洋區，包括臺灣、日本附近海域及加拉哥群島。臺灣分布於東北部海域。

多為底延繩釣漁具所捕獲，可烹調食用。

體延長而呈圓柱狀，尾部側扁。吻部稍長。後鼻孔不為長管狀。口裂大，上下頜呈勾狀向口內側彎曲，不能完全密合。上下頜齒二或三排；頜齒數量多且明顯外露。脊椎骨數148-153。體色為深褐色；體側有三排黃褐色苔狀斑點。

主要棲息於珊瑚岩礁區域；喜歡隱藏在珊瑚頭下方或間隙中，伺機捕食魚類或頭足類為生，偶食甲殼類。

Enchelycore lichenosa is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Taiwan, southern Japan, and the Galapagos Islands. It was first named by Jordan and Snyder in 1901, and is commonly known as the reticulate hookjaw moray. To respirate, the eel constantly opens and closes its mouth.