Uropterygius
macularius
(Lesueur, 1825)
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Family:
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Muraenidae
(Moray eels), subfamily: Uropterygiinae
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Order:
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Anguilliformes
(eels and morays)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Marbled moray |
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Max. size:
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30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7251) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine
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Climate: |
subtropical |
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Importance:
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Distribution:
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Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to northern Brazil.
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Morphology:
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Usually mottled, sometimes uniformly dark, always has pale marks on head and pale rims on sensory pores on head (Ref. 26938).
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Biology: |
Found usually on or near coral reefs in up to 30 m depth, but occasionally to 137 m.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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