| Uropterygius xanthopterus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Subfamily: | Uropteryginae |
| Genus: | Uropterygius |
| Species: | U. xanthopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropterygius xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859 |
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Uropterygius xanthopterus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans.[1] It is commonly known as the Freckleface reef-eel, Spottedface moray, or the White-speckled snake moray.[2]