| Chlopsidae (False morays) |
| 16 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine |
| Western Atlantic: Texas, USA and the Bahamas to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and northern South America. Northwestern Gulf of Mexico to Caribbean (Ref. 26938). |
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Moderately slender eel, with pale band around head behind eye (Ref. 26938). |
| 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). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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