Scientific Name
Chlopsis dentatus

Common Name
Mottled false moray

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Adults irregularly mottled (Ref. 3251).

Classification

Classified By

Seale, 1917

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

False morays (Chlopsidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean. Occurrence off the west coast of Africa is based on larval specimens. Also eastern Atlantic; western Pacific (Ref. 26938).

Distribution

Western Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean. Occurrence off the west coast of Africa is based on larval specimens. Also eastern Atlantic; western Pacific (Ref. 26938).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

64 m

Depth To - meters

355 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 64 - 355 m (Ref. 4452)

Trophic Level

3.52 s.e. 0.53 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

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

19.9 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated