Species Kaupichthys brachychirus Schultz, 1953
Shortfin False Moray
- Kaupichthys brachychirus Schultz, L.P. 1953. Family Echelidae: worm eels. pp. 60-83, figs 13-17, pls 8-10 in Schultz, L.P., Herald, E.S., Lachner, E.A., Welander, A.D. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 1. Families Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(1): 1-685, figs 1-90, pls 1-74 [67, fig. 15].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 141261 (Depth 30 feet), Amen Island, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Paratype(s) FMNH 62580 (ex USNM); USNM 141262-67 (16).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals (17°18`S) to Scott Reef (14°06`S) WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°15'S), and Torres Strait, Coral Sea (10°04'S) to Escape Reef, QLD (15°49'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91 [71]
- Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [73]
- Allen, G.R. & Russell, B.C. 1986. Part VII Fishes. pp. 79-103 in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Faunal Surveys of the Rowley Shoals, Scott Reef and Seringapatam Reef, northwestern Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 25: 1-106 [79]
- Moore, G.I., Morrison, S.M., Hutchins, B.J., Allen, G.R. and Sampey, A. 2014. Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 84: 161-206 [174]
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 1-50 m.
General References
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [16]
Paxton, J.R, J.E. Gates & D.F. Hoese 2006. Chlopsidae. pp. 241-242 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [242]
Smith, D.G. 1994. Catalog of type specimens of Recent fishes in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 6: Anguilliformes, Saccopharyngiformes, and Notacanthiformes (Teleostei: Elopomorpha). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 566: 1-50 [4]
Smith, D.G. 1999. Elopidae, Megalopidae, and most eel families. In, Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1640]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Shortfin False Moray)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [18] (Shortfin False Moray)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 | ELOPOMORPHA | 02-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese (AM) |
| 24-Sep-2011 | ANGUILLIFORMES | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Dr Dianne Bray |
| 24-Sep-2011 | 24-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |