bicolor eel
Chlopsis bicolor Rafinesque, 1810
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 bicolored false moray, bicoloured false moray, false moray, or bicolor eel, Chlopsis bicolor, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae. It was described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from throughout the eastern and western Atlantic Ocean, including southern Florida, USA; Mexico, southern Brazil, eastern Morocco, Mauritania, and the northern Mediterranean. It typically dwells at a depth of 80–365 m. Males can reach a maximum total length of 42 cm.
Wikipedia contributors, Bicolored false moray; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:53:49.827887+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chlopsis bicolor Rafinesque, 1810
- Name authority
- Rafinesque, 1810
- Common name
- bicolor eel
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Chlopsidae
- Genus
- Chlopsis
- 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
- genusChlopsis Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesChlopsis bicolor Rafinesque, 1810
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chlopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chlopsis nanhaiensis Tighe, Ho, Pogonoski & Hibino, 2015 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis olokun (Robins & Robins, 1966) | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis bicollaris (Myers & Wade, 1941) | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis sagmacollaris Pogonoski & Tighe, 2015 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis kazuko Lavenberg, 1988 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis slusserorum Tighe & McCosker, 2003 | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| stripesnout false morayChlopsis apterus (Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938) | ChlopsidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chlopsis orientalis Tighe, Hibino & Nguyen, 2015 | 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.
- Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Indice d’ittiologia siciliana ossia catalogo metodico dei nomi latini : italiani, e siciliani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale eseguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione di alcuni nuovi pesci siciliani. Ill Opuscolo del signore C.S. Rafinesque Schmaltz. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.6893 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:5Y97H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.