Uropterygius xenodontus McCosker & Smith, 1997

Family:	Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Uropterygiinae			Google Image (not verified) May show another species!
Order:	Anguilliformes (eels and morays)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
In this site name:	Black snake moray
Max. size:	53.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 37816)
Environment:	reef-associated; marine; depth range 6 – 9 m
Climate:	tropical
Importance:	fisheries:
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Distribution:	Pacific Ocean: Coral Sea, American Samoa, the Marshall Islands, and Johnston Islands.
Morphology:	Vertebrae: 154 – 157. Body uniformly gray-brown; laterally compressed, subrectangular in cross-section. Vertical fins restricted to the tail tip; anus at mid-body; one branchial pore (Ref. 27479).
Biology:	Inhabits corals and crevices of shallow lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 37816).
Red List Status:	Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous:	harmless
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