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Common false moray

The common false moray, false moray, grey reef eel, or plain false moray,, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1943. 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).

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Common false moray
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Chlopsidae
Genus: Kaupichthys
Species:
K. diodontus
Binomial name
Kaupichthys diodontus

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

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  1. Common names for Kaupichthys diodontus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Kaupichthys diodontus Deprecated link archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
  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.