Kaupichthys japonicus Matsubara & Asano, 1960
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
Kaupichthys japonicus is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by Kiyomatsu Matsubara and Hirotoshi Asano in 1960. It was originally a subspecies of Kaupichthys diodontus (the common false moray). It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from Japan (from which its specific epithet is derived) and the South China Sea, in the western Pacific Ocean. Males can reach a maximum total length of 23.8 centimetres (9.4 in). K. japonicus spawns in the summer.
Wikipedia contributors, Kaupichthys japonicus; 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 japonicus Matsubara & Asano, 1960
- Name authority
- Matsubara & Asano, 1960
- 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 japonicus Matsubara & Asano, 1960
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 atronasus Schultz, 1953 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kaupichthys brachychirus Schultz, 1953 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Kaupichthys diodontus japonicus Matsubara & Asano, 1960 Matsubara & Asano, 1960 | synonym |
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.
- Matsubara, K., & Asano, H. (1960). A new eel of the genus Kaupichthys. Copeia 1959(4):293-297. 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:3R42T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.