Scuticaria tigrina

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Scuticaria tigrina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Scuticaria
Species:
S. tigrina
Binomial name
Scuticaria tigrina
(Lesson, 1828) [2]

Scuticaria tigrina is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. [3] It is commonly known as the tiger reef-eel, tiger snake moray, tiger moray eel, tiger moray, tiger eel, spotted eel, or the spotted snake moray. [4]

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Moray eel Family of fishes

Moray eels, or Muraenidae, are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are found in fresh water.

Spotted moray Species of moringa

The spotted moray is a medium to large moray eel. Other common names include conger, spotted eel, red moray, speckled moray, white cong, white jawed moray, white-chinned moray and white-jawed moray eel. Spotted eels have a long snake-like body, white or pale yellow in overall color with small overlapping reddish brown to dark-brown spots. They are commonly 60 cm (24 in) in length and can grow to 2 m (6.6 ft), and weigh 2.51 kg (5.5 lb). They inhabit the Western Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina and Bermuda to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. They are also found around the Mid- and Eastern Atlantic islands as far south as St Helena. They are typically found anywhere from the surface to a depth of 200 m (660 ft).

<i>Uropterygius</i> Genus of fishes

Uropterygius is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.

Scuticaria is a genus of moray eel in the family Muraenidae.

Barred moray Species of fish

The barred moray, also known as the banded moray, the dark-banded eel, the girdled moray, the girdled reef eel, the many banded moray eel, the ringed moray, the ringed reef moray, the striped moray and the zebra eel,) is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae. It was described by John Richardson in 1845, originally under the genus Muraena. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, East Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, the Marquesan Islands, the Tuamotus Islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef. It dwells at a depth range of 2 to 20 metres, and leads a benthic lifestyle in reefs and shallow lagoons. Males can reach a maximum total length of 72.3 centimetres (28.5 in).

Fimbriated moray Species of fish

The fimbriated moray, also known as dark-spotted moray or spot-face moray, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae.

Channomuraena vittata is a rare species of moray eel from the Anguiliformes order found in reefs. It is commonly known as the broadbanded moray, banded moray, Chinese moray, double-ended moray, or the long-jawed moray.

Uropterygius concolor is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Rüppell in 1838, and is commonly known as the unicolor snake moray, uniform reef-eel, brown reef-eel, brown moray eel, or the brown moray. It is mostly dull brown in colour, with the tip of the tail being yellow.

Uropterygius fuscoguttatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the brown spotted snake moray, brown snake moray, or the finless moray. It is mostly dark brown in colour, with darker brown spots approaching the tail.

Uropterygius xenodontus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the black snake moray, strange-toothed snake moray, or the wedge-tooth snake moray.

Uropterygius kamar is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the barlip reef-eel, barlip snakemoray, moon moray, or the moon snake moray.

Uropterygius macrocephalus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the needle-tooth moray, large-headed snake moray, largehead snake moray, largehead moray, longhead moray, or the snowflake eel. It is used sometimes in aquariums.

<i>Uropterygius marmoratus</i> Species of fish

Uropterygius marmoratus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the marbled reef-eel, marbled eel, marbled snake moray, marbled moray, or the slender conger eel.

Uropterygius micropterus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the tidepool snake moray, shortfin snake moray, or the shortfinned reef-eel.

Uropterygius polyspilus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the large-spotted snake moray.

<i>Uropterygius xanthopterus</i> Species of fish

Uropterygius xanthopterus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is commonly known as the freckleface reef-eel, spottedface moray, or the white-speckled snake moray.

Blackcheek moray eel Species of fish

The blackcheek moray eel or masked moray is a species of marine fish in the family Muraenidae.

The brown-spotted moray is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by Schultz in 1953 and is also commonly known as the freckled moray.

Spotted moray eel Species of fish

The spotted moray eel is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by John Richardson in 1845.

<i>Gymnothorax richardsonii</i> Species of fish

Gymnothorax richardsonii is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It was first named by Pieter Bleeker in 1852, and is commonly known as the Richardson's moray, little moray, spotted-lip moray, or the Y-lined moray.

References

  1. Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Scuticaria tigrina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T195816A2422080. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195816A2422080.en . Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. Lesson, R. P. (1828). "Description du nouveau genre Ichthyophis et de plusieurs espèces inédites ou peu connues de poissons, recueillis dans le voyage autour du monde de la Corvette La Coquille". Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 4: 399–400.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Scuticaria tigrina" in FishBase . April 2006 version.
  4. Common names for Scuticaria tigrina at www.fishbase.org.