Uropterygius concolor
| Uropterygius concolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Uropterygius |
| Species: | U. concolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Uropterygius concolor Rüppell, 1838
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Uropterygius concolor is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Red Sea (Records from outside represent related but distinct species).[2][3] It was first named by Rüppell in 1838,[3] and is commonly known as the unicolor snake moray, uniform reef-eel, brown reef-eel, brown moray eel, or the brown moray.[4] It is mostly dull brown in colour, with the tip of the tail being yellow.[3]
References
- ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Uropterygius concolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195818A2422593.
- ^ Huang, Wen-Chien; Hibino, Yusuke; Balisco, Rodulf Anthony; Liao, Te-Yu (2024-12-09). "Description of a new uniformly brown estuarine moray eel (Anguilliformes, Muraenidae) from the Central Indo-Pacific Ocean". ZooKeys (1220): 15–34. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1220...15H. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1220.129685. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 11650204. PMID 39698230.
- ^ a b c Uropterygius concolor at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Uropterygius concolor at www.fishbase.org.
External links
- Photos of Uropterygius concolor on Sealife Collection