Collared eel
| Collared eel | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Kaupichthys |
| Species: | K. nuchalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Kaupichthys nuchalis J. E. Böhlke, 1967 | |
The collared eel[1] (Kaupichthys nuchalis) is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[2] It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1967.[3] It is a tropical, marine eel known from coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean, including Texas, USA; the Bahamas, the Antilles, northern South America, the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. It is a benthic, solitary eel that primarily resides in tubular sponges. Males can reach a maximum total length of 16 cm.[2]
References
- ↑ Common names for Kaupichthys nuchalis at www.fishbase.org.
- 1 2 Kaupichthys nuchalis at www.fishbase.org.
- ↑ Böhlke, J. E., 1967 (27 Jan.) [ref. 602] The descriptions of three new eels from the tropical west Atlantic. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 118 (no. 4): 91-108.
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