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Uropterygius xenodontus McCosker & Smith, 1997

Black snake moray
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Hawaii country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 37816.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mundy, B.C., 2005
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Uropterygiinae
Etymology: Uropterygius: Greek, oura = tail + Greek pterygion = little wing. Fin (Ref. 45335);  xenodontus: Specific name from the Greek 'xenikos' meaning strange and 'odontos' meaning tooth..
  More on authors: McCosker & Smith.

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

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