Common false moray (Kaupichthys diodontus)

Scientific name: Kaupichthys diodontus Schultz, 1943

Common false moray (Kaupichthys diodontus)

The Common false moray (Kaupichthys diodontus) is a marine fish of the family Chlopsidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Kaupichthys diodontus
Family
Chlopsidae (False morays)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
0–56 m (0–184 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 56 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific. Recent authors have regarded Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Str?mman), described from the Atlantic, as a circumtropical species; however, Kenneth A. Tighe, who is revising family Chlopsidae, will recognize the Indo-Pacific Kaupichthys diodontus as distinct from Kaupichthys hyoproroides.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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