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Etymology: Uropterygius: Greek, oura = tail + Greek pterygion = little wing. Fin (Ref. 45335); mactanensis: Named for its type locality, Mactan I., Cebu, Philippines.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 0 - 20 m (Ref. 131362). Tropical
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Western Pacific: the Philipines.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 34.1 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 131362)
Short description
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Σπόνδυλοι: 107 - 112. This small-sized moray is distinguished by the following characters: body moderately elongated; anus at mid-length of body; intermaxillary teeth in five rows; maxillary and dentary teeth biserial, the inner rows not extending to the posterior end of jaws; one branchial pore; total vertebrae 107-112 . Colouration: body uniformly brown or covered with small, pale inconspicuous blotches; the anterior nostril, oral cavity, and
head pores whitish (Ref. 131362).
Caught from a flat sandy, intertidal zone covered with seagrass (depth range estimated from its occurrence in the intertidal zone) using baited small bamboo traps (locally known as ‘bantak’ in the Philippines) (Ref. 131362).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Huang, W.-C., Balisco, R.A., F.C. Evacitas and T.-Y. Liao, 2023. Description of a new moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from the Philippines, with a preliminary assessment of genetic and morphological variations of the Uropterygius concolor species complex. J. Fish Biol. 103(3):593-602.
[First published online, pp. 1-10, 20 June 2023. Volume, issue and pages added 14 Sept. 2023.] (Ref. 131362)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).