Uropterygius xanthopterus

Uropterygius xanthopterus
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

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]

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