Chlopsis dentatus (Seale, 1917)
Mottled false moray
photo by FAO

Family:  Chlopsidae (False morays)
Max. size:  19.9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 64 - 355 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean. Occurrence off the west coast of Africa is based on larval specimens. Also eastern Atlantic; western Pacific (Ref. 26938).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Adults irregularly mottled (Ref. 3251).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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