Marbled moray (Uropterygius macularius)

Scientific name: Uropterygius macularius Lesueur, 1825

Marbled moray (Uropterygius macularius)

The Marbled moray (Uropterygius macularius) is a marine fish of the family Muraenidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to northern Brazil.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Uropterygius macularius
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated, usually ? - 30 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to northern Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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