Species: Kaupichthys nuchalis, Collared Eel, Collared False Moray
pectoral present
Kaupichthys nuchalis Bohlke, 1967
Collared Eel, Collared False Moray
Body moderately elongate; head and snout moderate; large eyes; front nostril tubular; rear nostril a half-moon shaped hole before lower part of eye; mouth ends a little past eye; no flange on either lip, but top lip projects below, covering part of lower jaw when mouth is closed; top jaw teeth small, in 3-4 rows; a round patch of teeth between top jaws; roof of mouth with 2 rows of teeth; lower jaw with 3 rows of teeth at front, 2 at rear; broadly rounded pectoral fin present; dorsal fin origin over or slightly behind gill opening; dorsal and anal fins well developed and joining tail fin; lateral line of 2 pores high above gill area, 6-7 pores on and behind lower jaw.
Brown, lower head pale; a broad pale band around head behind eye; head pores in pale areas.
Reaches 16.3 cm.
Reefs; often collected from sponges.
Depth range: 0-130 m.
Bermuda to Venezuela.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Rocks
- Sponges
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 16.3
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 130
