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Uropterygius macularius

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Species of fish

Uropterygius macularius
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Uropterygius
Species: U. macularius
Binomial name
Uropterygius macularius
(Lesueur, 1825)
Synonyms

Leptocephalus juliae Tommasi, 1960

Uropterygius macularius is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean. It is commonly known as the marbled moray.

References

  1. Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2015). "Uropterygius macularius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195825A2423761. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195825A2423761.en. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. Melo, M.R.S. & Caires, R.A. (2016): On the taxonomic status of three eels (Teleostei: Anguilliformes) described from Leptocephali by Tommasi (1960). Zoologia, 33 (6): e20160021.
  3. Uropterygius macularius at www.fishbase.org.
Taxon identifiers
Uropterygius macularius


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