Common false moray

Common false moray
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Chlopsidae
Genus:	Kaupichthys
Species:	K. diodontus
Binomial name
	Kaupichthys diodontus; L. P. Schultz, 1943

The common false moray, false moray, grey reef eel, or plain false moray,^[1] (Kaupichthys diodontus), is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.^[2] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1943.^[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from seaward reefs in the Indo-Pacific regions. It typically dwells at a depth around 56 metres (184 ft). Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 centimetres (12 in).^[2]

Due to their similarities, Kaupichthys diodontus is sometimes considered synonymous with K. hyoproroides (more commonly known as the false moray), but some authors list them as distinct species.^[2]

References

^ Common names for Kaupichthys diodontus at www.fishbase.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kaupichthys diodontus Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
^ Schultz, L. P., 1943 (20 Jan.) [ref. 3957] Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U. S. S. "Bushnell.". Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180: i-x + 1-316, Pls. 1-9.

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[1] Common names for Kaupichthys diodontus at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-2] Kaupichthys diodontus Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.

[Schultz,_1943-3] Schultz, L. P., 1943 (20 Jan.) [ref. 3957] Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U. S. S. "Bushnell.". Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 180: i-x + 1-316, Pls. 1-9.

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