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 olokun'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by
Charles Richard Robins
Charles Richard Robins (November 25, 1928 – November 12, 2020) was an American academic, environmentalist and ichthyologist.
Early life and university
Robins was born on November 25, 1928 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Helen Ayers Robins and C ...
and
Catherine H. Robins
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
In the early Christ ...
in 1966, originally under the genus ''
Xenoconger
''Xenoconger'' is a genus of eels in the family Chlopsidae (false morays). It contains the single species ''Xenoconger fryeri'', or Fryer's false moray.Robins, C. R., and C. H. Robins, 1966 ef. 9059The R/V Pillsbury deep-sea biological expedition to the Gulf of Guinea, 1964-65. 5. ''Xenoconger olukun, a new xenocongrid eel from the Gulf of Guinea.'' Studies in Tropical Oceanography (Miami) No. 4 (pt 1): 117-124. It is a
marine
Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean.
Marine or marines may refer to:
Ocean
* Maritime (disambiguation)
* Marine art
* Marine biology
* Marine debris
* Marine habitats
* Marine life
* Marine pollution
Military
* ...
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
. It typically dwells at a depth of 46–200 m. Males can reach a maximum
total length
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.
Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...
of 30.2 cm. They originate from the island of Naiasookcuk in French Polynesia.