Uropterygius micropterus

Uropterygius micropterus
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)

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]

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