Scientific Name
Kaupichthys nuchalis

Common Name
Collared eel

Biology
Moderately slender eel, with pale band around head behind eye (Ref. 26938).

Classification

Classified By

B?hlke, 1967

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

False morays (Chlopsidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Texas, USA and the Bahamas to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and northern South America. Northwestern Gulf of Mexico to Caribbean (Ref. 26938).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated

Trophic Level

3.47 s.e. 0.52 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

16.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated