Common false moray | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Chlopsidae |
Genus: | Kaupichthys |
Species: | K. diodontus
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Binomial name | |
Kaupichthys diodontus
L. P. Schultz, 1943
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The common false moray, false moray, grey reef eel, or plain false moray, [1] (Kaupichthys diodontus), is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. [2] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1943. [3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from seaward reefs in the Indo-Pacific regions. It typically dwells at a depth around 56 metres (184 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in). [2]
Due to their similarities, Kaupichthys diodontus is sometimes considered synonymous with K. hyoproroides (more commonly known as the false moray), but some authors list them as distinct species. [2]
Common false moray | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Chlopsidae |
Genus: | Kaupichthys |
Species: | K. diodontus
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Binomial name | |
Kaupichthys diodontus
L. P. Schultz, 1943
|
The common false moray, false moray, grey reef eel, or plain false moray, [1] (Kaupichthys diodontus), is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. [2] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1943. [3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from seaward reefs in the Indo-Pacific regions. It typically dwells at a depth around 56 metres (184 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in). [2]
Due to their similarities, Kaupichthys diodontus is sometimes considered synonymous with K. hyoproroides (more commonly known as the false moray), but some authors list them as distinct species. [2]