Uropterygius concolor

Uropterygius concolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Uropteryginae
Genus: Uropterygius
Species: U. concolor
Binomial name
Uropterygius concolor
Rüppell, 1838

Uropterygius concolor is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1] It was first named by Rüppell in 1838,[1] and is commonly known as the Unicolor snake moray, Uniform reef-eel, Brown reef-eel, Brown moray eel, or the Brown moray.[2] It is mostly dull brown in colour, with the tip of the tail being yellow.[1]

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