Shortfin false moray
| Shortfin false moray | |
|---|---|
| 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[1] (Kaupichthys brachychirus) 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 American Samoa, Samoa, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, the Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Wallis and Futuna.[4] 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.[2]
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.[4]
References
- ↑ Common names for Kaupichthys brachychirus at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Kaupichthys brachychirus 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.
- 1 2 Kaupichthys brachychirus at the IUCN redlist.
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