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Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) >
Chlopsidae (False morays)
Etymology: Kaupichthys: Because of Johann Jakob Kaup, 1827; author of "Zoologische Monographien", ichthyologist + Greek, ichthys = fish.
Eponymy: Johann Jakob von Kaup (1803–1873) was a German zoologist and palaeontologist who became the Director of the Grand Duke’s natural history ‘cabinet’ in Darmstadt. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 1 - 20 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Indo-Pacific: Chagos Islands to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; throughout Micronesia.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 30874)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Wervels: 107 - 112.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: oval.
A small uncommon species which inhabits coral heads to depths of at least 14 m.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
Voedingsstoffen (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 86 [44, 175] mg/100g; Iron = 0.59 [0.32, 1.15] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [15.9, 20.8] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.05, 0.37] g/100g; Selenium = 21 [9, 49] μg/100g; VitaminA = 251 [58, 967] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.73 [1.11, 2.53] mg/100g (wet weight); |