| Family: |
Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Uropterygiinae |
| Max. size: |
19.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: off Macauley Island, Kermadec Ridge. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 135-135. This small and moderately elongate species possess the following characters: tail 58% and head 9.4% of TL; the fourth supraorbital pore is adjacent to, above and behind posterior nostril; biserial teeth in jaws, uniserial on vomer; reddish brown in colour, overlain with a faint irregular stellate spot pattern posteriorly; head pores in small white spots, along lower half of flanks with pale spots , posterior half of body diffuse white bands, tail tip white; vertebrae, predorsal 122, preanal 127 and total 35 (Ref. 56888). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
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