The stripesnout false moray (''Chlopsis apterus'') is an

eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...

in the family

Chlopsidae The Chlopsidae, or false morays, are a family of eels found in coral reefs worldwide. As their name suggests, they somewhat resemble moray eels in appearance. However, they are smaller than true morays, ranging from in length. Genera The family ...

.''Chlopsis apterus''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by William Beebe and John Tee-Van in 1938, originally under the genus '' Arenichthys''.Beebe, W. and J. Tee-Van, 1938 (28 Sept.) ef. 249''Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society, XV. Seven new marine fishes from Lower California.'' Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 23 (pt 3, no. 15): 299-312, Pls. 1-3. It is a

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eel which is known from the eastern

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. It generally dwells at a depth around 82 m. The stripesnout false moray is listed as Least concern by the IUCN redlist, due to its wide distribution, lack of threats, and lack of population decline.''Chlopsis apterus''
at the IUCN redlist.

References

Chlopsidae Fish described in 1938 Taxa named by William Beebe Taxa named by John Tee-Van {{Anguilliformes-stub