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Strange Toothed Snake Moray

Uropterygius xenodontus McCosker & Smith 1997

Diagnostic Description

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Body uniformly gray-brown; laterally compressed, subrectangular in cross-section. Vertical fins restricted to the tail tip; anus at mid-body; one branchial pore (Ref. 27479).
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Morphology

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Vertebrae: 154 - 157
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Biology

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Inhabits corals and crevices of shallow lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 37816). Benthic (Ref. 58302).
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Uropterygius xenodontus

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Uropterygius xenodontus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean.[2] It is commonly known as the black snake moray,[2] strange-toothed snake moray, or the wedge-tooth snake moray.[3]

References

  1. ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Uropterygius xenodontus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195832A2424954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195832A2424954.en. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Uropterygius xenodontus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Uropterygius xenodontus at www.fishbase.org.
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Uropterygius xenodontus: Brief Summary

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Uropterygius xenodontus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the black snake moray, strange-toothed snake moray, or the wedge-tooth snake moray.

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