Scientific Name	Enchelycore bikiniensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Schultz, 1953)	Depth	- M
Chinese	比基尼勾吻鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	比基尼勾吻鱔
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	比吉尼勾吻鯙、錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	North、North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Cherry Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands
Synonyms	Gymnothorax bikiniensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；A review of muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zoological studies 33(1):44-64(Chen, Shao & Chen, 1994)  Schultz, L.P. etc. 1953 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0055635. ASIZP0055704. ASIZP0057955. ASIZP0060427. ASIZP0070373. NMMSTP00933.
Common Name	Bikini atoll moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 7.0-8.0, DGO 14.5-17.1, TR 2.7-2.8 in TL; Vert 146-148. Uniformly brownish body; lower jaws, belly to the anus, paler. Median fins slightly darker than body without yellow or white margin. Sometimes a slightly speckled region between eye and gill opening.
habitats	This species is very similar to Enchelycore schismatorhynchus in both body coloration and jaw shape, differing mainly in fin margin color and dentition. Whether they are the same or different species is still in debate.
Distribution	Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands; north to Taiwan.
Utility	fisheries.