Japanese False Moray

Kaupichthys japonicus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Kaupichthys japonicus is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by Kiyomatsu Matsubara and Hirotoshi Asano in 1960. It was originally a subspecies of Kaupichthys diodontus (the common false moray).

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Chlopsidae
Genus: Kaupichthys
Maximum length: 23.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan and the South China Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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