Uropterygius
marmoratus
(Lacepède, 1803)
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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 reef-eel |
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Max. size:
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62.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 54980) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range ? – 20 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 26°N - 24°S |
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Importance:
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fisheries: |
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to the Yaeyamas, south to Tonga.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 0 - 0;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 0. Color whitish and densely mottled with roundish dark brown spots about the size of eye or slightly larger. Gill opening on mid side of the body. Vertebrae 133-138.
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Biology: |
Uncommon inhabitant of reef flats and seaward reefs.
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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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Coordinator: |
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