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False Moray

Kaupichthys hyoproroides

Classification

Kaupichthys hyoproroides, the false moray, common false moray, grey reef eel, reef eel, plain false moray, or double-toothed xenocongrid eel, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by Pehr Hugo Strömman in 1896, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from coral reefs and rocky shores in the western Atlantic Ocean, including southeastern Florida, USA; the Bahamas, Yucatan, Mexico; the Antilles, and Venezuela.

Distribution

Jeffrey T. Williams · CC0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 2Mexico · 1United States of America · 1