Plain False Moray, Kaupichthys diodontus Schultz 1943


Other Names: Grey Reef Eel

A Plain False Moray, Kaupichthys diodontus, from the Gambier Archipelago, French Polynesia, USNM 399593. Source: Jeffrey T. Williams / Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike


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Bray, D.J. 2017, Kaupichthys diodontus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3438

Plain False Moray, Kaupichthys diodontus Schultz 1943

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Distribution

Northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and reefs in the Coral Sea.

Species Citation

Kaupichthys diodontus Schultz 1943, Bull. U. S. Natl Mus. 180: 50, pl. 6. Type locality: reef at Siulagi Point, Tau Island, American Samoa Islands. 

Author

Bray, D.J. 2017

Resources

Australian Faunal Directory

Plain False Moray, Kaupichthys diodontus Schultz 1943

References


Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. 

Schultz, L.P. 1943. Fishes of the Phoenix and Samoan Islands collected in 1939 during the expedition of the U.S.S. Bushnell. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 180: 1-316 figs 1-27 pls 1-9

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CAAB Code:37059003

Depth:0-56 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:30 cm TL

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