Uropterygius macularius
Uropterygius macularius is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean.[2] It is commonly known as the marbled moray.
| Uropterygius macularius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Uropterygius |
| Species: | U. macularius |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropterygius macularius (Lesueur, 1825) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptocephalus juliae Tommasi, 1960 [1] | |
References
- Melo, M.R.S. & Caires, R.A. (2016): On the taxonomic status of three eels (Teleostei: Anguilliformes) described from Leptocephali by Tommasi (1960). Zoologia, 33 (6): e20160021.
- Uropterygius macularius at www.fishbase.org.
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