🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Collared eel
Kaupichthys nuchalis Böhlke, 1967
📖 Overview
A benthic and solitary species occurring in and around coral reefs. Sometimes lives in tubular sponges, and suggested that this is its primary habitat .
Scientific Name
Kaupichthys nuchalis
Authority
Böhlke, 1967
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
16 cm
Trophic Level
3.7
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Anguilliformes
Anguilliformes
Family
Chlopsidae
Chlopsidae
Genus
Kaupichthys
Kaupichthys
Species
Collared eel
Kaupichthys nuchalis
🐟 Physical Description
Moderately slender eel, with pale band around head behind eye .: eel-like.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Collared eel is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical South America.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
🪸 Reef Associated
Trophic Level
3.7±0.6
🧍 Solitary
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00102 × L3.06
(TL)
Max TL
16cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.7
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Böhlke, 1967
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