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Uropterygius macularius (Lesueur, 1825)

Marbled moray
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Common names: Marbled moray
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 5521.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986
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Common names from other countries

Morena jaspeada, 斑尾鳝, Muréna skvrnkatá, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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: Lesueur.

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

marino asociado a arrecife, usually ? - 30 m.   Subtropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to northern Brazil.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Usually mottled, sometimes uniformly dark, always has pale marks on head and pale rims on sensory pores on head (Ref. 26938).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found usually on or near coral reefs in up to 30 m depth, but occasionally to 137 m.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (20):183 p. (Ref. 3814)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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