Boehlkenchelys
longidentata
Tighe, 1992
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Family:
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Chlopsidae
(False morays)
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Order:
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Anguilliformes
(eels and morays)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Long-toothed false moray |
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Max. size:
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20.1 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 37816) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 12 %26#150; 64 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Distribution:
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Indo-West Pacific: Chagos. Islands, Ambon, Fiji, and Palau.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 340 - 373;
Anal
soft rays: 253 %26#150; 294;
Vertebrae: 121 %26#150; 128. Uniformly olive-brown in life. Body depth 27-31; HL 7.5 - 7.7 (Ref. 37816). Dorsal fin begins above or slightly anterior to the gill opening. Pectoral fin well-developed, rounded, almost twice eye diameter in length. Snout relatively deep. Gape moderate, rictus behind posterior margin of eye. Anterior nostril tubular, slightly behind tip of snout, directed anterolaterally. Posterior nostril a simple elliptical opening in front of middle of eye. Lateral line obsolete except for 2-3 pores in the branchial region (Ref. 40884).
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Biology: |
Inhabits seaward reef slopes.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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