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Uropterygius polyspilus (Regan, 1909)

Large-spotted snake moray
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French Polynesia country information

Common names: Puhi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Society Is. (Ref. 33390).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Uropterygiinae
Etymology: Uropterygius: Greek, oura = tail + Greek pterygion = little wing. Fin (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 1 - 18 m (Ref. 58302).   Tropical; 30°N - 18°S

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Society islands.

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 78.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 90102)

Short description पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 130 - 136. Covered with large dark purplish-brown spots arranged in 2-3 irregular series on a reddish-tan background. Closely resembles Scuticaria tigrina which has dark spots of differing sizes.

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Has been collected on reef flats (Ref. 37816). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Feeds on shrimps and fishes (Ref. 89972). Possibly a protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. 32169).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा

Protogyny unconfirmed (Ref. 84746).

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Randall, J.E. and D. Golani, 1995. Review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Red Sea. Bull. Mar. Sci. 56(3):849-880. (Ref. 10713)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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