False Morays
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 11 to 42 cm (4.3 to 16.5 in) in length.
8 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 25 known species
Kaupichthys
genusKaupichthys
Chlopsis
genusChlopsis
Catesbya
genusCatesbya
Chilorhinus
genusChilorhinus
Powellichthys
genusPowellichthys
Robinsia
genusRobinsia
Boehlkenchelys
genusBoehlkenchelys
Xenoconger
genusXenoconger
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85687.