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Kaupichthys diodontus Schultz, 1943

Common false moray
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Seychelles country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Bird I., sea side, BPBM 35499 (3: 80-128 mm TL). Alphonse, southwest side, BPBM 35608 (145 mm TL) (Ref. 10685).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/se.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and J. van Egmond, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Plain false moray, False moray, 双齿眶鼻鳗, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Chlopsidae (False morays)
Etymology: Kaupichthys: Because of Johann Jakob Kaup, 1827; author of "Zoologische Monographien", ichthyologist + Greek, ichthys = fish.
  More on author: Schultz.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

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

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