| Black-nostril false moray | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Kaupichthys |
| Species: | K. atronasus |
| Binomial name | |
| Kaupichthys atronasus L. P. Schultz, 1953 | |
The black-nostril false moray, blacknose false moray or blacknose reef eel[1] (Kaupichthys atronasus), is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[1][2] It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1953.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Chagos Islands, Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, the southern Great Barrier Reef, and Micronesia. It typically dwells in coral reefs at depths greater than 14 m. They can reach a maximum total length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[1]
The black-nostril false moray is considered an uncommon species.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Kaupichthys atronasus" in FishBase. June 2016 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 November 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ Schultz, L. P., E. S. Herald, E. A. Lachner, A. D. Welander and L. P. Woods, 1953 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.
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