Uropterygius nagoensis

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Uropterygius nagoensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Uropterygius
Species:
U. nagoensis
Binomial name
Uropterygius nagoensis
Hatooka, 1984

Uropterygius nagoensis is a species of moray eels found in the western Pacific Ocean. [2] It was first named by Kiyotaka Hatooka in 1984, [2] [3] and is commonly known as the Nago snake moray. [4]

References

  1. Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K.; McCosker, J. (2019). "Uropterygius nagoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T195828A2424316. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195828A2424316.en . Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Uropterygius nagoensis". FishBase .
  3. Kiyotaka Hatooka (1984). "Uropterygius nagoensis, a new muraenid eel from Okinawa, Japan" (PDF). Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 31 (1): 20–22.
  4. Common names for Uropterygius nagoensis at www.fishbase.org.