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Chlopsidae (False moray)

Synonyms: Xenocongridae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Chlopsidae, or false morays, are a family of eels found in coral reefs worldwide. As their name suggests, they somewhat resemble moray eels in appearance. However, they are smaller than true morays, ranging from 11 to 42 cm (4.3 to 16.5 in) in length.
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Genus

Boehlkenchelys (1)
Catesbya (False moray) (1)
Chilorhinus (3)
Chlopsis (12)
Kaupichthys (False moray) (6)
Powellichthys (False moray) (1)
Robinsia (False moray) (1)
Whitapodus (1)
Xenoconger (False moray) (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0