Collared eel | |
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Kaupichthys nuchalis under normal illumination | |
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Biofluorescence of Kaupichthys nuchalis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Chlopsidae |
Genus: | Kaupichthys |
Species: | K. nuchalis
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Binomial name | |
Kaupichthys nuchalis
J.E. Böhlke, 1967
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The collared eel [2] (Kaupichthys nuchalis) is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. [3] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1967. [4] It is a tropical, marine eel known from coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean, including Texas, USA; the Bahamas, the Antilles, northern South America, the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. It is a benthic, solitary eel that primarily resides in tubular sponges. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in). [3]
The collared eel exhibits biofluorescence, that is, when illuminated by blue or ultraviolet light, it re-emits it as orange, and appears differently than under white light illumination. Biofluorescence may assist in intraspecific communication and camouflage. [5]
Collared eel | |
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Kaupichthys nuchalis under normal illumination | |
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Biofluorescence of Kaupichthys nuchalis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Chlopsidae |
Genus: | Kaupichthys |
Species: | K. nuchalis
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Binomial name | |
Kaupichthys nuchalis
J.E. Böhlke, 1967
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The collared eel [2] (Kaupichthys nuchalis) is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. [3] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1967. [4] It is a tropical, marine eel known from coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean, including Texas, USA; the Bahamas, the Antilles, northern South America, the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. It is a benthic, solitary eel that primarily resides in tubular sponges. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in). [3]
The collared eel exhibits biofluorescence, that is, when illuminated by blue or ultraviolet light, it re-emits it as orange, and appears differently than under white light illumination. Biofluorescence may assist in intraspecific communication and camouflage. [5]