| Family: |
Chlopsidae (False morays) |
| Max. size: |
16 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Texas, USA and the Bahamas to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and northern South America. Northwestern Gulf of Mexico to Caribbean (Ref. 26938). |
| Diagnosis: |
Moderately slender eel, with pale band around head behind eye (Ref. 26938). |
| Biology: |
A benthic and solitary species (Ref. 26340) occurring in and around coral reefs. Sometimes lives in tubular sponges, and suggested that this is its primary habitat (Ref. 26938). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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