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Chlopsidae (False morays)
Etymology: Chlopsis: Greek, chloea = green + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Myers & Wade.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Southeast Pacific: endemic to Galapagos Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Rare. The sixteen individuals which have been collected were captured by dipnets at the surface under electric lights (Ref. 28023).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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