marbled eel
Uropterygius marmoratus
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature15–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Uropterygius marmoratus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the marbled reef-eel, marbled eel, marbled snake moray, marbled moray, or the slender conger eel.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Uropterygius marmoratus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 25 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- marbled eel, Marbled moray, marbled reef-eel, Marbled Snakemoray, Marbled Snake Moray, Slender Conger Eel
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Morena marmoleada
- Filipino
- Malibanos, Payangitan
- Japanese
- Shizukukikaiutsubo, シズクキカイウツボ
- Simplified Chinese
- 石紋尾鯙, 石紋鞭尾鯙, 石點長圓鯙, 花斑尾鱔, 薯鰻, 虎鰻, 錢鰻
Other scientific names: Gymnomuraena marmorata, Ichthyophis pantherinus, Scuticaria marmorata, Uropterygius marmaratus, Uropterygus marmoratus
Similar species
- Unicolor snake moray
Uropterygius concolor
- Shortfinned Reef-eel
Uropterygius micropterus
- Freckleface reef-eel
Uropterygius xanthopterus
Snowflake morayEchidna nebulosa
Barred morayEchidna polyzona
Zebra morayGymnomuraena zebra
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 102 open-data records from 1803 to 2015.
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