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''Enchelycore pardalis'', commonly called Leopard moray eel or Dragon moray, is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae.〔http://www.fishbase.org/summary/7451〕 The Leopard moray eel is widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific oceans from Réunion to the Hawaiian, Line and Society Islands, north to southern Japan, southern Korea, and south to New Caledonia.〔http://www.fishbase.org/summary/7451〕 It inhabits coral and rocky reefs at depth range from 8 to 60 m.〔Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene, 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island Natural History Association, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 6798, Australia. 197 p.〕 Its length is up to 92 cm.〔Randall, J.E., 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p.〕 This eel is characterized by its narrow, curved jaws, vivid red stripes on the head, and elongated tubular nostrils. It is chiefly nocturnal; because of this and its preference for cryptic habitats, it is seldom seen. It feeds primarily on fishes and small cephalopods.〔Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leopard moray eel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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