Black-nostril false moray
| Black-nostril false moray | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Kaupichthys |
| Species: | K. atronasus |
| Binomial name | |
| Kaupichthys atronasus Schultz, 1953 | |
The black-nostril false moray, blacknose false moray, or blacknose reef eel,[1] Kaupichthys atronasus, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[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 a depth of 12-15 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 12 cm.[2]
The black-nostril false moray is considered an uncommon species.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Kaupichthys atronasus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 3 Kaupichthys atronasus at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ 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.
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