Family: |
Chlopsidae (False morays) |
Max. size: |
16.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 503 m |
Distribution: |
Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia and Fiji. |
Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 125-128. Bicolored pigmentation, light brown above and distinctly white ventrally; dorsal origin about one-eye diameter behind gill opening; vomerine dentition in two biserial rows anteriorly (Ref. 47953). |
Biology: |
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IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 14 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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