| Viper moray | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Enchelynassa Kaup, 1855 |
| Species: | E. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Enchelynassa formosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Enchelynassa canina |
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The viper moray, Enchelynassa formosa, (E. canina is also a valid species name; the viper moray was formerly considered to be an Enchelycore species) is a species of saltwater eels, the only member of the genus Enchelynassa of the Muraenidae (Moray eel) family. It is found in the Indo-Pacific oceans. It can grow up to 250 cm.