Chlopsidae

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| taxon = Chlopsidae

| authority = Rafinesque, 1815

| image = Chlopsis bicolor.jpg

| image_caption = Chlopsis bicolor

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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 {{convert|11|to|42|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length.

Taxonomy

Chlopsidae was first proposed as a family in 1815 by the French polymath and naturalist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque.{{cite journal |last1=Van Der Laan |first1=Richard |last2=Eschmeyer |first2=William N. |last3=Fricke |first3=Ronald |title=Family-group names of Recent fishes |journal=Zootaxa |date=11 November 2014 |volume=3882 |issue=1 |pages=1–230 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 |pmid=25543675 |doi-access=free }} The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies Chlopsidae in the monotypic suborder Chlopsoidei within the order Anguilliformes.{{cite book |author1=Nelson, J.S. |author1-link=Joseph S. Nelson |author2=Grande, T.C. |author3=Wilson, M.V.H. |year=2016 |title=Fishes of the World |edition=5th |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |place=Hoboken, NJ |pages=133 |isbn=978-1-118-34233-6 |lccn=2015037522 |oclc=951899884 |ol=25909650M |doi=10.1002/9781119174844}}

Genera

Chlopsidae contains the following genera:{{Cof family|family=Chlopsidae|access-date5 November 2024}}

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

References

Category:Marine fish families

Category:Anguilliformes families