Scientific Name	Enchelycore lichenosa   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Jordan & Snyder, 1901)	Depth	5 - 24M
Chinese	苔斑勾吻鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	苔斑勾吻鱔
Max Length	90 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Wakanoura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, Inland Sea, Western North Pacific
Synonyms	Aemasia lichenosa
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)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1901 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0056525. ASIZP0057956. ASIZP0059703. ASIZP0063230. ASIZP0063231. NMMSTP00631.
Common Name	Reticulate hookjaw moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 6.8-7.5, DGO 13.6-17.5, TR 3.2-3.5 in TL, Vert 148-152. Ground color dark brownish body with 3 rows of moss-like golden-yellowish spots on both sides of the body. Numerous little spots about the head, lower abdomen and the space between large moss-like spots. Pale yellowish abdomen.
habitats
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: Taiwan and southern Japan. Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands.
Utility	Fisheries.