Kaupichthys hyoproroides
Species of fish
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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,[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]
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| Kaupichthys hyoproroides under white light (top) and green fluorescent light (bottom) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Kaupichthys |
| Species: | K. hyoproroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Strömman, 1896) | |
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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]
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