Uropterygius fuscoguttatus

Uropterygius fuscoguttatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Uropteryginae
Genus: Uropterygius
Species: U. fuscoguttatus
Binomial name
Uropterygius fuscoguttatus
L. P. Schultz, 1953

Uropterygius fuscoguttatus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] It is commonly known as the Brown spotted snake moray, Brown snake moray, or the Finless moray.[2] It is mostly dark brown in colour, with darker brown spots approaching the tail.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Uropterygius fuscoguttatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Uropterygius fuscoguttatus at www.fishbase.org.
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