Chlopsidae

Chlopsidae
	Chlopsis bicolor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Suborder:	Chlopsoidei
Family:	Chlopsidae; Rafinesque, 1815
Genera
	See Text

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 appearance. However, they are smaller than true morays, ranging from 11 to 42 cm (4.3 to 16.5 in) in length.

Taxonomy

Chlopsidae was first proposed as a family in 1815 by the French polymath and naturalist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque.^[1] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies Chlopsidae in the monotypic suborder Chlopsoidei within the order Anguilliformes.^[2]

Genera

Chlopsidae contains the following genera:^[3]

Genus Boehlkenchelys Tighe, 1992
Genus Catesbya Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1968
Genus Chilorhinus Lütken, 1852
Genus Chlopsis Rafinesque, 1810
Genus Kaupichthys Schultz, 1943
Genus Powellichthys J. L. B. Smith, 1966
Genus Robinsia Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1967
Genus Xenoconger Regan, 1912

References

^ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
^ Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 133. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. LCCN 2015037522. OCLC 951899884. OL 25909650M.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chlopsidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.

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[VDLEF-1] Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.

[Nelson5-2] Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 133. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. LCCN 2015037522. OCLC 951899884. OL 25909650M.

[CofF-3] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chlopsidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.

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