Bicolored false moray
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Not to be confused with Bicolor false moray (Chlopsis bicollaris).
The bicolored false moray, bicoloured false moray, false moray, or bicolor eel,[1] Chlopsis bicolor, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[2] It was described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810.[3] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from throughout the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, including southern Florida, USA; Mexico, southern Brazil, eastern Morocco, Mauritania, and the northern Mediterranean. It typically dwells at a depth of 80–365 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 42 cm.[2]
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Bicolored false moray | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Chlopsidae |
Genus: | Chlopsis |
Species: | C. bicolor |
Binomial name | |
Chlopsis bicolor Rafinesque, 1810 | |
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