Kaupichthys japonicus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Kaupichthys |
| Species: | K. japonicus
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| Kaupichthys japonicus | |
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Kaupichthys japonicus is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[2] It was described by Kiyomatsu Matsubara and Hirotoshi Asano in 1960.[3] It was originally a subspecies of Kaupichthys diodontus (the common false moray). It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Japan (from which its specific epithet is derived) and the South China Sea, in the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23.8 centimetres (9.4 in).[2] K. japonicus spawns in the summer.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Synonyms of Kaupichthys japonicus[permanent dead link] at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Kaupichthys japonicus Archived 2013-04-12 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Matsubara, K., and H. Asano, 1960 (12 Jan.) [ref. 11928] A new eel of the genus Kaupichthys. Copeia 1959 (no. 4): 293-297.
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