Blacknose False Moray
Kaupichthys atronasus
- Usual depth2–18 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsMay and September
- How commonRare
About this species
The black-nostril false moray, blacknose false moray or blacknose reef eel, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1953. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Chagos Islands, Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, the southern Great Barrier Reef, and Micronesia. It typically dwells in coral reefs at depths greater than 14 m. They can reach a maximum total length of 12 cm (4.7 in).
Text from the Wikipedia article “Black-nostril false moray”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–18 m · Deepest record: 35 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blacknose False Moray, Blacknose Reef Eel, Black-nostril False Moray, Blackrose Reef Eel
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Kurohigeiwaanago, イワアナゴ, クロヒゲイワアナゴ
Similar species
- Shortfin Black False Moray
Kaupichthys brachychirus
- Common False Moray
Kaupichthys diodontus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 59 open-data records from 1954 to 2016.
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