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Bicolored false moray

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Chlopsidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Anguilliformes

Genus
  
Chlopsis

Similar
  
Chlopsis, Armless snake eel, Chlopsidae, Blackfin sorcerer, Bandtooth conger

Not to be confused with the Bicolor false moray (Chlopsis bicollaris)

The bicolored false moray, bicoloured false moray, false moray, or bicolor eel, Chlopsis bicolor, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810. 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.

References

Bicolored false moray Wikipedia