Enchelycore pardalis
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Dragon Moray
Hawaiian Name: Puhi Kauila
Common Name:
Dragon Moray
Distribution: Throughout the Indo-Pacific

Remarks: This species is abundant in the tropical northwestern Pacific, including the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, but is relatively rare in the main Hawaiian Islands and remainder of its range. Spectacularly colored, it is prized in the marine aquarium trade.

Photo © 1997 by Richard L. Pyle
This page last revised 12 June 1997