Species: Uropterygius macularius, Marbled moray


Uropterygius macularius (Lesueur, 1825)
Marbled moray
Slender, moderately elongate, compressed at rear; tail slightly longer than head & trunk; snout short, ~conical; eye moderate, over middle of jaws; front nostril tubular; rear nostril a hole above front edge of eye; jaws short; teeth conical, slender, sharp; top jaws with outer row of close-set small teeth and an inner row of larger teeth; between front jaws with outer ring of small teeth, and 3 irregular rows of 3-4 large depressible canines; 3-11 short teeth on roof of mouth well behind the front tooth patch; lower jaw with outer row of small teeth and an inner row of ~5 large teeth on each side at front; gill opening a small slit at ~mid side; pores above & below eye, along lower jaw, before gill opening; dorsal & anal fins present as skin covered ridges near tip of tail.
Brown; with indistinct pale star-shaped mottling on body, mottling stronger on lower head and chin.
Reaches 29 cm.
Coral and rocky reefs.
Depth range: 1-230 m.
S Carolina to Brazil and the central Atlantic islands.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- Rocks
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Octopus/squid/cuttlefish
- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic larva
- Pelagic
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Transatlantic (East+West Atlantic)
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent + Island (s)
- Continent
- All species..
- Island (s)
- Also in Brazil
- Extends South of GC
- GC non-endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 29
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 230