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Uropterygius macularius (Lesueur, 1825) Marbled moray |
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photo by
Carvalho Filho, A. |
| Family: | Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Uropterygiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to northern Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Usually mottled, sometimes uniformly dark, always has pale marks on head and pale rims on sensory pores on head (Ref. 26938). | |||
| Biology: | Found usually on or near coral reefs in up to 30 m depth, but occasionally to 137 m. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 August 2011 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||