Uropterygius macularius (Lesueur, 1825)
Marbled moray
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


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