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Common false moray (Kaupichthys diodontus) fish species and information / pictures of Common false moray - Kaupichthys diodontus

Common false moray (Kaupichthys diodontus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Kaupichthys diodontus

Common Name
Common false moray

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0

Classification

Classified By

Schultz, 1943

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

False morays (Chlopsidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific. Recent authors have regarded Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Str?mman), described from the Atlantic, as a circumtropical species; however, Kenneth A. Tighe, who is revising family Chlopsidae, will recognize the Indo-Pacific Kaupichthys diodontus as distinct from Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Ref. 10685).

Distribution

Indo-Pacific. Recent authors have regarded Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Str?mman), described from the Atlantic, as a circumtropical species; however, Kenneth A. Tighe, who is revising family Chlopsidae, will recognize the Indo-Pacific Kaupichthys diodontus as distinct from Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Ref. 10685).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

56 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 56 m (Ref. 37816)

Trophic Level

3.62 s.e. 0.54 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

30.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (16 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated