Boehlkenchelys longidentata Tighe, 1992
Long-toothed false moray
Boehlkenchelys longidentata
photo by Winterbottom, R.

Family:  Chlopsidae (False morays)
Max. size:  20.1 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 12 - 65 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Chagos. Islands, Indonesia, Fiji, and Palau.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 340-373; Anal soft rays: 253-294; Vertebrae: 121-128. Uniformly olive-brown in life. Body depth 27-31; HL 7.5 - 7.7 (Ref. 37816). Dorsal fin begins above or slightly anterior to the gill opening. Pectoral fin well-developed, rounded, almost twice eye diameter in length. Snout relatively deep. Gape moderate, rictus behind posterior margin of eye. Anterior nostril tubular, slightly behind tip of snout, directed anterolaterally. Posterior nostril a simple elliptical opening in front of middle of eye. Lateral line obsolete except for 2-3 pores in the branchial region (Ref. 40884). Description: Characterized by having long, slender and needle-like teeth; maxillary teeth in 6-7 irregular rows decreasing in size from inner to outer; mandibular teeth is similar to maxillary teeth in 5-6 irregular rows; vomerine teeth in single, irregular median row (Ref. 90102).
Biology:  Inhabits seaward reef slopes.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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