Uropterygius

Uropterygius is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.

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Uropterygius

Uropterygius xanthopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Muraenidae
Subfamily:	Uropterygiinae
Genus:	Uropterygius Rüppell, 1838
Type species
Uropterygius concolor Rüppell, 1838
Species
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Species

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Uropterygius concolor Rüppell, 1838 (Unicolor snake moray)
Uropterygius cyamommatus Huang, Liao & Tan, 2023 ^[2]
Uropterygius fasciolatus (Regan, 1909) (Blotched moray)
Uropterygius fuscoguttatus L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Brown spotted snake moray)
Uropterygius genie J. E. Randall & Golani, 1995
Uropterygius golanii McCosker & D. G. Smith, 1997
Uropterygius hades Huang, Hibino, Balisco & Liao, 2024^[3] (Hades' snake moray)
Uropterygius inornatus Gosline, 1958 (Drab snake moray)
Uropterygius kamar McCosker & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Barlip reef-eel)
Uropterygius macrocephalus (Bleeker, 1864) (Needle-tooth moray)
Uropterygius mactanensis Huang, Balisco, Evacitas & Liao, 2023^[4]
Uropterygius macularius (Lesueur, 1825) (Marbled moray)
Uropterygius marmoratus (Lacépède, 1803) (Marbled reef-eel)
Uropterygius micropterus (Bleeker, 1852) (Tidepool snake moray)
Uropterygius nagoensis Hatooka, 1984
Uropterygius oligospondylus I. S. Chen, J. E. Randall & K. H. Loh, 2008
Uropterygius polyspilus (Regan, 1909) (Large-spotted snake moray)
Uropterygius polystictus G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941 (Many-spotted moray)
Uropterygius supraforatus (Regan, 1909) (Many-toothed snake moray)
Uropterygius versutus W. A. Bussing, 1991 (Two-holes moray)
Uropterygius wheeleri Blache, 1967
Uropterygius xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859 (Freckleface reef-eel)
Uropterygius xenodontus McCosker & D. G. Smith, 1997 (Black snake moray)