Uropterygius polystictus

Uropterygius polystictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Uropterygius
Species:
U. polystictus
Binomial name
Uropterygius polystictus
G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941

Uropterygius polystictus is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Mexico and the Galapagos Islands.[1] It is commonly known as the many-spotted moray, or the peppered moray.[2]

References

  1. ^ Uropterygius polystictus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Uropterygius polystictus at www.fishbase.org.


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