Uropterygius xenodontus

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Uropterygius xenodontus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Uropterygius
Species:
U. xenodontus
Binomial name
Uropterygius xenodontus

Uropterygius xenodontus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. [2] It is commonly known as the black snake moray, [2] strange-toothed snake moray, or the wedge-tooth snake moray. [3]

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<i>Uropterygius</i> Genus of fishes

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

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Uropterygius fasciolatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific Ocean. It was first named by Regan in 1909, and is commonly known as the blotched moray, barred moray, or the Gosline's snake moray.

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 genie is a moray eel found in the western Indian Ocean, specifically the Red Sea.

Uropterygius golanii is a moray eel found in the western Indian Ocean, in the northern Red Sea. It is grayish-brown in colour. It reaches a maximum length of around 45 centimetres (1.48 ft).

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.

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

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

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.

Uropterygius polystictus is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Mexico and the Galapagos Islands. It is commonly known as the many-spotted moray, or the peppered moray.

Uropterygius supraforatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the many-toothed snake moray, or the toothy snakemoray.

Uropterygius versutus is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from Mexico to Panama. It is commonly known as the two-holes moray, or the crafty moray. It dwells on sand and between rocks on ocean floors.

Uropterygius wheeleri is a moray eel found in shallow waters in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, around Cape Verde, Senago, and islands in the Bay of Biafra.

<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.

The Flappy snake-eel is an eel in the family Ophichthidae, and the only species in the genus Phyllophichthus. It was described by William Alonzo Gosline III in 1951. It is a marine, tropical eel which is known from the Indo-Pacific, including East Africa, the Hawaiian Islands, the Marquesan Islands, the Society Islands, the Caroline Islands and the Marshall Islands. It dwells at a depth range of 8–30 metres, and inhabits reefs and inshore waters. It leads a benthic lifestyle, and forms burrows. Males can reach a maximum total length of 42 centimetres.

References

  1. Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Uropterygius xenodontus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T195832A2424954. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195832A2424954.en . Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 Uropterygius xenodontus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Common names for Uropterygius xenodontus at www.fishbase.org.