Bicolored false moray explained

The bicolored false moray, bicoloured false moray, false moray, or bicolor eel,^[1] Chlopsis bicolor, is an eel in the family Chlopsidae.^[2] It was described by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810.^[3] 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.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=11949&GenusName=Chlopsis&SpeciesName=bicolor&StockCode=12275 Common names for Chlopsis bicolor
2. http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Chlopsis-bicolor.html Chlopsis bicolor
3. Rafinesque, C. S., 1810 [ref. 3595] Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci siciliani. G. del Nobolo, Messina. 1-70, Pls. 1-2.