Blacknose False Moray, Kaupichthys atronasus Schultz 1953
Other Names: Black-nostril False Moray, Blackrose Reef Eel
A Blacknose False Moray, Kaupichthys atronasus, from Babeldaob Island, Palau. Source: Rick Winterbottom / FishWise Professional. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A small false moray with small irregular brown blotches on the head and body, the anterior nostril and surrounding area black, a large dark brown blotch behind the eye, and a dark brown vertical streak before eye. The gills are visible beneath the skin.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Kaupichthys atronasus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3436
Blacknose False Moray, Kaupichthys atronasus Schultz 1953
More Info
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Distribution |
Scott Reef, Western Australia. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Indo-west central Pacific. |
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Species Citation |
Kaupichthys atronasus Schultz 1953, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus. 202(1): 65, fig. 14. Type locality:lagoon coral head, Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands,depth 18 feet. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Blacknose False Moray, Kaupichthys atronasus Schultz 1953
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1979. The Fishes of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Aust. Natl. Parks Wldlf. Ser. Spec. Publ. 2. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 81 pp. 15 pls.
Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp.
Matsubara, K. & Asano, H. 1960. A new eel of the genus Kaupichthys. Copeia 1959(4): 293-297.
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs
Schultz, L.P. 1953. Family Echelidae: worm eels. pp. 60-83, figs 13-17, pls 8-10 in Schultz, L.P., Herald, E.S., Lachner, E.A., Welander, A.D. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 1. Families Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(1): 1-685, figs 1-90, pls 1-74
Smith, D.G., Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, O.A. 2014. Records of the eels Kaupichthys atronasus (Chlopsidae), Phyllophichthus xenodontus (Ophichthidae), and Gorgasia preclara (Congridae) from the Red Sea. Cybium 38(4): 301-306. PDF available, open access
