False Moray
Kaupichthys hyoproroides
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Chlopsidae
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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.
Los clópsidos (Chlopsidae) son una familia de peces teleósteos del orden Anguilliformes, conocidos vulgarmente como falsas morenas. Se distribuyen por aguas tropicales y subtropicales del Atlántico, Índico y Pacífico. Su nombre procede del griego: chloa (verde) + ops (similar a) por su coloración.
Distribution
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