Kaupichthys hyoproroides

Kaupichthys hyoproroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Chlopsidae
Genus:	Kaupichthys
Species:	K. hyoproroides
Binomial name
	Kaupichthys hyoproroides; (Strömman, 1896)
Synonyms[1]
	Leptocephalus hyoproroides Strömman, 1896; Kaupichthys hypoproroides (Strömman, 1896) (misspelling); Kaupichthys atlanticus Böhlke, 1956;

The false moray, common false moray, grey reef eel, reef eel, plain false moray, or double-toothed xenocongrid eel,[2] Kaupichthys hyoproroides, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[3] It was described by Pehr Hugo Strömman in 1896, originally under the genus Leptocephalus.[4] 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. It is a benthic, solitary eel that typically dwells at depths to 95 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 30 cm.[3]

Due to their similarities, Kaupichthys hyoproroides is sometimes considered synonymous with K. diodontus (more commonly known as the common false moray), but some authors list them as distinct species.[3]

References

Synonyms of Kaupichthys hyoproroides Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
Common names for Kaupichthys hyoproroides Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
Kaupichthys hyoproroides at www.fishbase.org.
Strömman, P. H., 1896 [ref. 4294] Leptocephalids in the University Zoological Museum at Upsala. Almqvist & Wiksell, Upsala. 1-53, Pls. 1-5. [Reported by Jordan as Sitzungsber. K. Bohm. Ges. Wiss. Prag, v. for 1895 (no. 33):42 pp. in 1895.

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[1] Synonyms of Kaupichthys hyoproroides Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.

[2] Common names for Kaupichthys hyoproroides Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.

[Fishbase-3] Kaupichthys hyoproroides at www.fishbase.org.

[Strömman,_1896-4] Strömman, P. H., 1896 [ref. 4294] Leptocephalids in the University Zoological Museum at Upsala. Almqvist & Wiksell, Upsala. 1-53, Pls. 1-5. [Reported by Jordan as Sitzungsber. K. Bohm. Ges. Wiss. Prag, v. for 1895 (no. 33):42 pp. in 1895.