Shortfin Black False Moray
Kaupichthys brachychirus
- Usual depth3–21 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
The shortfin false moray 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 American Samoa, Samoa, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indonesia, the Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Wallis and Futuna. It typically dwells in seaward and lagoon coral reefs at an approximate depth of 43 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 14 records
- November: 19 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–21 m · Deepest record: 37 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Shortfin Black False Moray, Shortfin False Moray
Similar species
- Blacknose False Moray
Kaupichthys atronasus
- 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).
- 154 open-data records from 1952 to 2016.
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