Uropterygius xanthopterus

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Uropterygius xanthopterus
Uropterygius xanthopterus - 2.JPG

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Uropterygius
Species:
U. xanthopterus
Binomial name
Uropterygius xanthopterus
Bleeker, 1859

Uropterygius xanthopterus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans.[2] It is commonly known as the freckleface reef-eel, spottedface moray, or the white-speckled snake moray.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Uropterygius xanthopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195831A2424757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195831A2424757.en. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ Uropterygius xanthopterus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Uropterygius xanthopterus at www.fishbase.org.


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