| Uropterygius micropterus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Subfamily: | Uropteryginae |
| Genus: | Uropterygius |
| Species: | U. micropterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Uropterygius micropterus (Bleeker, 1852) |
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Uropterygius micropterus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] It is commonly known as the Tidepool snake moray, Shortfin snake moray, or the Shortfinned reef-eel.[2]