Description

Moderately slender eel, with pale band around head behind eye (Ref. 26938).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Chlopsidae

Genus: Kaupichthys

Species: Kaupichthys nuchalis Böhlke, 1967

Climate Zone

Location

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).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless