Uropterygius concolor

Uropterygius concolor is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] It was first named by Rüppell in 1838,[1] and is commonly known as the unicolor snake moray, uniform reef-eel, brown reef-eel, brown moray eel, or the brown moray.[2] It is mostly dull brown in colour, with the tip of the tail being yellow.[1]

Uropterygius concolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Uropterygius
Species:
U. concolor
Binomial name
Uropterygius concolor
Rüppell, 1838

References

  1. Uropterygius concolor at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Uropterygius concolor at www.fishbase.org.


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