Animalia > Chordata > Anguilliformes > Chlopsidae > Kaupichthys > Kaupichthys hyoproroides

Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Reef eel; Plain false moray; Grey reef eel; False moray; Double-toothed xenocongrid eel; Common false moray)

Synonyms: Kaupichthys atlanticus; Kaupichthys hypoproroides; Leptocephalus hyoproroides
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Wikipedia Abstract

The false moray, common false moray, grey reef eel, reef eel, plain false moray, or double-toothed xenocongrid eel, Kaupichthys hyoproroides, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by Pehr Hugo Strömman in 1896, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from coral reefs and rocky shores in the western Atlantic Ocean, including southeastern Florida, USA; the Bahamas, Yucatan, Mexico; the Antilles, and Venezuela. It is a benthic, solitary eel that typically dwells at depths to 95 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 cm.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary IV 2387149 Florida, United States
Seaflower Marine Protected Area 15125514 Colombia      

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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