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Scuticaria okinawae (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Shorttailed snake moray
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Mauritius country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 35990, 40843.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://ncb.intnet.mu/fishco/index.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Seale's moray eel, 冲绳尾鳝, Puhi, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Uropterygiinae
Etymology: Scuticaria: Latin, scutum = shield (Ref. 45335);  okinawae: Named for its location of capture..
  More on authors: Jordan & Snyder.

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

marino demersal.   Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: Mauritius to Hawaii and Tahiti, north to Japan.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 54980)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Vértebra: 169 - 177. Color in alcohol uniform yellowish brown to chocolate brown. Easily identified by its very short tail (anus at 2/3 TL) and its uniform dark coloration (Ref. 35990). MVF 168-170-176.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Benthic (Ref. 58302).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Böhlke, E.B. and J.E. McCosker, 1997. Review of the moray eel genus Scuticaria and included species (Pisces: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae). Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 148:171-176. (Ref. 40843)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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