Kaupichthys atronasus Schultz, 1953
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The black-nostril false moray, blacknose false moray or blacknose reef eel (Kaupichthys atronasus), is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by Leonard Peter Schultz in 1953. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Chagos Islands, Samoa, the Ryukyu Islands, the southern Great Barrier Reef, and Micronesia. It typically dwells in coral reefs at depths greater than 14 m. They can reach a maximum total length of 12 cm (4.7 in).
The black-nostril false moray is considered an uncommon species.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-nostril false moray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:56:05.762147+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kaupichthys atronasus Schultz, 1953
- Name authority
- Schultz, 1953
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Chlopsidae
- Genus
- Kaupichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyChlopsidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusKaupichthys Schultz, 1943
- speciesKaupichthys atronasus Schultz, 1953
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kaupichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kaupichthys diodontus Schultz, 1943 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| false morayKaupichthys hyoproroides (Strömman, 1896) | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| collared eelKaupichthys nuchalis Böhlke, 1967 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kaupichthys brachychirus Schultz, 1953 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kaupichthys japonicus Matsubara & Asano, 1960 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Schultz, L. P., Herald, E. S., Lachner, E. A., Welander, A. D., & Woods, L. P. (1953). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas islands. Vol. I. Families from Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, No. 202, v. 1: i–xxxii + 1–685, Pls. 1–74. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.202.1 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3R42N. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.