The stripesnout false moray[2] (Chlopsis apterus) is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.[3] It was described by William Beebe and John Tee-Van in 1938, originally under the genus Arenichthys.[4] It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the eastern Pacific Ocean. It generally dwells at a depth around 82 m.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Chlopsidae |
| Genus: | Chlopsis |
| Species: | C. apterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlopsis apterus (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938)
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The stripesnout false moray is listed as Least concern by the IUCN redlist, due to its wide distribution, lack of threats, and lack of population decline.[5]
References
edit- ^ Synonyms of Chlopsis apterus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Chlopsis apterus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Chlopsis apterus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Beebe, W. and J. Tee-Van, 1938 (28 Sept.) [ref. 249] Eastern Pacific expeditions of the New York Zoological Society, XV. Seven new marine fishes from Lower California. Zoologica, Scientific Contributions of the New York Zoological Society v. 23 (pt 3, no. 15): 299-312, Pls. 1-3.
- ^ Chlopsis apterus at the IUCN redlist.
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