Chlopsis bidentatus Tighe & McCosker, 2003

Family:  Chlopsidae (False morays)
Max. size:  16.7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 503 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia and Fiji.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 125-128. Bicolored pigmentation, light brown above and distinctly white ventrally; dorsal origin about one-eye diameter behind gill opening; vomerine dentition in two biserial rows anteriorly (Ref. 47953).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 14 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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