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The '''shortfin false moray'''<ref>[http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=17390&GenusName=Kaupichthys&SpeciesName=brachychirus&StockCode=15577 Common names for ''Kaupichthys brachychirus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> (''Kaupichthys brachychirus'') is an [[eel]] in the family [[Chlopsidae]].<ref name="Fishbase">[http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Kaupichthys-brachychirus.html ''Kaupichthys brachychirus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was described by [[Leonard Peter Schultz]] in 1953.<ref name="Schultz, 1953">Schultz, L. P., E. S. Herald, E. A. Lachner, A. D. Welander and L. P. Woods, 1953 [ref. 3975] ''Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands.'' Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1: i-xxxii + 1-685, Pls. 1-74.</ref> It is a [[tropical]], [[Marine biology|marine]] eel which is known from [[American Samoa]], [[Samoa]], [[Australia]], [[Fiji]], [[French Polynesia]], [[Indonesia]], the [[Marshall Islands]], [[New Caledonia]], [[Palau]], [[Papua New Guinea]], the [[Solomon Islands]], and [[Wallis and Futuna]].<ref name="IUCN redlist">[http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/155141/0 ''Kaupichthys brachychirus''] at the [[IUCN redlist]].</ref> It typically dwells in seaward and lagoon [[coral reef]]s at an approximate depth of 43 m. Males can reach a maximum [[total length]] of 13 cm.<ref name="Fishbase"/>
The '''shortfin false moray'''<ref>[http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=17390&GenusName=Kaupichthys&SpeciesName=brachychirus&StockCode=15577 Common names for ''Kaupichthys brachychirus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> (''Kaupichthys brachychirus'') is an [[eel]] in the family [[Chlopsidae]].<ref name="Fishbase">[http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Kaupichthys-brachychirus.html ''Kaupichthys brachychirus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was described by [[Leonard Peter Schultz]] in 1953.<ref name="Schultz, 1953">Schultz, L. P., E. S. Herald, E. A. Lachner, A. D. Welander and L. P. Woods, 1953 [ref. 3975] ''Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands.'' Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1: i-xxxii + 1-685, Pls. 1-74.</ref> It is a [[tropical]], [[Marine biology|marine]] eel which is known from [[American Samoa]], [[Samoa]], [[Australia]], [[Fiji]], [[French Polynesia]], [[Indonesia]], the [[Marshall Islands]], [[New Caledonia]], [[Palau]], [[Papua New Guinea]], the [[Solomon Islands]], and [[Wallis and Futuna]].<ref name=iucn/> It typically dwells in seaward and lagoon [[coral reef]]s at an approximate depth of 43 m. Males can reach a maximum [[total length]] of 13 cm.<ref name="Fishbase"/>


The shortfin false moray exhibits [[biofluorescence]], that is, when illuminated by blue or ultraviolet light, it re-emits it as green, and appears differently than under white light illumination. Biofluorescence may assist in intraspecific communication and camouflage.<ref name=plosone>{{cite journal|title=The Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence: A Phylogenetically Widespread and Phenotypically Variable Phenomenon|journal= PLoS ONE|volume= 9|issue= 1|pages= e83259|doi= 10.1371/journal.pone.0083259|pmid= 24421880|pmc= 3885428|year= 2014|last1= Sparks|first1= John S.|last2= Schelly|first2= Robert C.|last3= Smith|first3= W. Leo|last4= Davis|first4= Matthew P.|last5= Tchernov|first5= Dan|last6= Pieribone|first6= Vincent A.|last7= Gruber|first7= David F.}}</ref>
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Due to its wide distribution, and lack of knowledge of threats or observed population declines, the [[IUCN Redlist]] currently lists the shortfin false moray as Least Concern.<ref name="IUCN redlist"/>

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Owing to its wide distribution, and lack of knowledge of threats or observed population declines, the [[IUCN Redlist]] currently lists the shortfin false moray as Least Concern.<ref name=iucn/>


==References==
==References==
{{Commons category|Kaupichthys brachychirus}}
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Revision as of 08:20, 5 December 2016

Shortfin false moray
Biofluorescence of Kaupichthys brachychirus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Anguilliformes
Family:
Chlopsidae
Genus:
Kaupichthys
Species:
K. brachychirus
Binomial name
Kaupichthys brachychirus
Schultz, 1953

The shortfin false moray[2] (Kaupichthys brachychirus) is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[3] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1953.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from American Samoa, Samoa, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, the Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Wallis and Futuna.[1] It typically dwells in seaward and lagoon coral reefs at an approximate depth of 43 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 13 cm.[3]

The shortfin false moray exhibits biofluorescence, that is, when illuminated by blue or ultraviolet light, it re-emits it as green, and appears differently than under white light illumination. Biofluorescence may assist in intraspecific communication and camouflage.[5]

Owing to its wide distribution, and lack of knowledge of threats or observed population declines, the IUCN Redlist currently lists the shortfin false moray as Least Concern.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fricke, R. (2010). Kaupichthys brachychirus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155141A4728007.en
  2. ^ Common names for Kaupichthys brachychirus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Kaupichthys brachychirus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Schultz, L. P., E. S. Herald, E. A. Lachner, A. D. Welander and L. P. Woods, 1953 [ref. 3975] Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 202, v. 1: i-xxxii + 1-685, Pls. 1-74.
  5. ^ Sparks, John S.; Schelly, Robert C.; Smith, W. Leo; Davis, Matthew P.; Tchernov, Dan; Pieribone, Vincent A.; Gruber, David F. (2014). "The Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence: A Phylogenetically Widespread and Phenotypically Variable Phenomenon". PLoS ONE. 9 (1): e83259. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083259. PMC 3885428. PMID 24421880.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
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