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Common names: Shortfin false moray
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref: Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef, Sir Charles Hardy Is. To Escape Reef, and the Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 7300). Also Ref. 1602. Also recorded from Queensland (Ref. 90102).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Chlopsidae (False morays)
Etymology: Kaupichthys: Because of Johann Jakob Kaup, 1827; author of "Zoologische Monographien", ichthyologist + Greek, ichthys = fish.
More on author: Schultz.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 45 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 12°N - 18°S

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Indo-Pacific: Rowley Shoals, Western Australia east to Samoa, north to Philippines (Ref 90102).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37816)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Shorter pectoral fins than other Micronesian Kaupichthys.

Occurs in seaward and lagoon reefs to a depth of at least 43 m in areas of mixed coral and sand. Also found in reef crevices in about 6-45 m (Ref 90102). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 86942.

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Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.6 - 29, mean 28 (based on 264 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Kaupichthys brachychirus Schultz, 1953