The common false moray, false moray, grey reef eel, or plain false moray,Common names for ''Kaupichthys diodontus''
at www.fishbase.org. (''Kaupichthys diodontus''), 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 ...

.''Kaupichthys diodontus''
at www.fishbase.org. It was described by

Leonard Peter Schultz Leonard Peter Schultz (1901–1986) was an American ichthyologist. Biography Schultz was born in 1901, at Albion, Michigan. He received education on ichthyology at Albion College, in which he got his bachelor's degree, in 1924. In 1926, he got ...

in 1943.Schultz, L. P., 1943 (20 Jan.) ef. 3957''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 No. 180: i-x + 1-316, Pls. 1-9. It is a

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eel which is known from seaward

reef A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral or similar relatively stable material, lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic processes— deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock out ...

s in the

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regions. It typically dwells at a depth around . 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 . Due to their similarities, ''Kaupichthys diodontus'' is sometimes considered synonymous with '' K. hyoproroides'' (more commonly known as the false moray), but some authors list them as distinct species.

References

Chlopsidae Fish described in 1943 {{Anguilliformes-stub