Kaupichthys hyoproroides

Kaupichthys hyoproroides
Kaupichthys hyoproroides under white light (top) and green fluorescent light (bottom)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

Kaupichthys hyoproroides, the false moray, common false moray, grey reef eel, reef eel, plain false moray, or double-toothed xenocongrid eel,[2] 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

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.
3. Kaupichthys hyoproroides at www.fishbase.org.
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.