Collared False Moray
Kaupichthys nuchalis
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The collared eel is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by James Erwin Böhlke in 1967. 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 centimetres (6.3 in).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Chlopsidae
- Genus
- Kaupichthys