The leopard moray eel, dragon moray eel or Hawaiian dragon eel, Enchelycore pardalis, is a moray eel

Moray eel

Moray eels are cosmopolitan eels of the family Muraenidae. The approximately 200 species in 15 genera are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water and a few, for example the freshwater moray can sometimes be found in freshwater...

 of the family Muraenidae, found in the Indo-Pacific

Indo-Pacific

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 oceans from Réunion

Réunion

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 to the Hawaiian

Hawaiian Islands

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, Line

Line Islands

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 and Society

Society Islands

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 islands, north to southern Japan

Japan

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 and southern Korea

Korea

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, and south to New Caledonia

New Caledonia

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, at depths of between 1 and 60 m. Its length is up to 92 cm. This eel is characterized by its narrow, curved jaws, vivid red stripes on the head, and elongated tubular nostrils.
This eel inhabits coral and rocky reefs, and is common in warm-temperate waters. 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.

This species is usually referred to as the leopard moray, referring to its specific name pardalis, or in the US pet trade, the Dragon Moray.