Nago Snake Moray, Uropterygius nagoensis Hatooka 1984
Other Names: Nago Snakemoray
A Nago Snake Moray, Uropterygius nagoensis, from Merir Island, Palau. Source: Rick Winterbottom / FishBase. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A pale brown moray with a branching pattern of darker spots forming a roughly reticulated pattern, and a whitish band across the top of the head.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2017, Uropterygius nagoensis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 28 Sep 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3432
Nago Snake Moray, Uropterygius nagoensis Hatooka 1984
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Distribution |
Northwest Shelf, Western Australia, Hibernia Reef, Timor Sea, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Indo-west-central Pacific. Inhabits caves and crevices on coral reefs. |
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Etymology |
The species is named nagoensis for Nago, the type locality in Okinawa, Japan. |
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Species Citation |
Uropterygius nagoensis Hatooka 1984, Japan. J. Ichthyol. 31(1): 20, figs 1-4. Type locality: Nago fish market, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Resources |
Nago Snake Moray, Uropterygius nagoensis Hatooka 1984
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Böhlke, E.B. & McCosker, J.E. 2001. The moray eels of Australia and New Zealand, with the description of two new species (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae). Records of the Australian Museum 53: 71-102 figs 1-10
Böhlke, E.B. & Smith, D.G. 2002. Type catalogue of Indo-Pacific Muraenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 152: 89-172
Böhlke, E.B., McCosker, J.E. & Smith, D.G. 1999. Family Muraenidae. pp. 1643-1657 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds) The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 1397-2068 pp.
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1985. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls (p. 331, as Gymnothorax sp. 7)
