| Family: |
Muraenidae (Moray eels), subfamily: Uropterygiinae |
| Max. size: |
30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Yucatan, Mexico to northern Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Usually mottled, sometimes uniformly dark, always has pale marks on head and pale rims on sensory pores on head (Ref. 26938). |
| Biology: |
Found usually on or near coral reefs in up to 30 m depth, but occasionally to 137 m. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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