Tidepool snake moray (Uropterygius micropterus)

Scientific name: Uropterygius micropterus Bleeker, 1852

Tidepool snake moray (Uropterygius micropterus)

The Tidepool snake moray (Uropterygius micropterus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Muraenidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; Marianas in Micronesia.

Biology

Drab yellow or brown in color, overlain with a web-like network of dark thin lines.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Uropterygius micropterus
Family
Muraenidae (Moray eels)
Order
Anguilliformes (Eels and Morays)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; Marianas in Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest

Sources

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

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