Chlopsidae Explained

The Chlopsidae, or false morays, are a family of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Anguilliformes, the eels. The eels in this family arefound in coral reefs worldwide. As their name suggests, they somewhat resemble moray eels in appearance. However, they are smaller than true morays, ranging from 11to in length.

Taxonomy

Chlopsidae was first proposed as a family in 1815 by the French polymath and naturalist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque.^[1] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies Chlopsidae in the monotypic suborder Chlopsoidei within the order Anguilliformes.^[2]

Genera

Chlopsidae contains the following genera:

• Genus Boehlkenchelys Tighe, 1992
• Genus Catesbya Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1968
• Genus Chilorhinus Lütken, 1852
• Genus Chlopsis Rafinesque, 1810
• Genus Kaupichthys Schultz, 1943
• Genus Powellichthys J. L. B. Smith, 1966
• Genus Robinsia Böhlke & D. G. Smith, 1967
• Genus Xenoconger Regan, 1912

Notes and References

1. Van Der Laan . Richard . Eschmeyer . William N. . Fricke . Ronald . Family-group names of Recent fishes . Zootaxa . 11 November 2014 . 3882 . 1 . 1–230 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 . 25543675 . free .
2. Book: Nelson, J.S. . Joseph S. Nelson . Grande, T.C. . Wilson, M.V.H. . 2016 . Fishes of the World . 5th . . Hoboken, NJ . 133 . 978-1-118-34233-6 . 2015037522 . 951899884 . 25909650M . 10.1002/9781119174844.