''Kaupichthys hyoproroides'', the false moray, common false moray, grey reef eel, reef eel, plain false moray, or double-toothed xenocongrid eel,Common names for ''Kaupichthys hyoproroides''
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eel Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 20 families, 164 genera, and about 1000 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 marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Anguilliformes, the eels. The eels in this family arefound in coral reefs worldwide. As their name suggests, they somewhat resemble moray eels in ...

.''Kaupichthys hyoproroides''
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Pehr Hugo Strömman Pehr is a predominantly Swedish language masculine give name and may refer to: *Pehr Adlerfelt (1680–1743), Swedish Army colonel *Pehr von Afzelius (1760–1843), Swedish medical doctor and professor * Pehr Victor Edman (1916—1977), Swedish bi ...

in 1896, originally under the genus ''

Leptocephalus A leptocephalus (meaning "slim head") is the flat and Transparency (optics), transparent larva of eels and other members of the superorder Elopomorpha. This is one of the most diverse groups of teleosts, containing 801 species in 4 orders, 24 f ...

''.Strömman, P. H., 1896 ef. 4294''Leptocephalids in the University Zoological Museum at Upsala. Almqvist & Wiksell, Upsala. 1-53, Pls. 1-5.'' eported by Jordan as Sitzungsber. K. Bohm. Ges. Wiss. Prag, v. for 1895 (no. 33):42 pp. in 1895. It is a marine eel which is known from coral reef">subtropical, Marine biology">marine eel which is known from coral reefs and rocky shores in the western Atlantic Ocean, including southeastern Florida, United States, USA; the Bahamas, Yucatan, Mexico; the Antilles, and Venezuela. It is a benthic, solitary eel that typically dwells at depths to 95 m. Males can reach a maximum

total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fishery biology. Overall length Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish measured f ...

of 30 cm. Due to their similarities, ''Kaupichthys hyoproroides'' is sometimes considered synonymous with ''K. diodontus'' (more commonly known as the common false moray), but some authors list them as distinct species.

References

Chlopsidae Taxa named by Pehr Hugo Strömman Fish described in 1896 {{Anguilliformes-stub