genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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moray eel
Moray eels, or Muraenidae (), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are f ...
s in the family
Muraenidae
Moray eels, or Muraenidae (), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, and a few are f ...
.
Species
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:
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Uropterygius concolor
''Uropterygius concolor'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by ...
Uropterygius fasciolatus
''Uropterygius fasciolatus'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western central Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to t ...
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Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1909) (Blotched moray)
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Uropterygius fuscoguttatus
''Uropterygius fuscoguttatus'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bound ...
'' L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Brown spotted snake moray)
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Uropterygius genie
''Uropterygius genie'' is a moray eel found in the western Indian Ocean, specifically the Red Sea.J. E. Randall & Golani, 1995
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Uropterygius golanii
''Uropterygius golanii'' is a moray eel found in the western Indian Ocean, in the northern Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; ...
Uropterygius inornatus
''Uropterygius inornatus'' is a moray eel found in the western Indian Ocean and in the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. m ...
Uropterygius kamar
''Uropterygius kamar'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by As ...
Uropterygius macrocephalus
''Uropterygius macrocephalus'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Uropterygius macularius
''Uropterygius macularius'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and ...
Uropterygius marmoratus
''Uropterygius marmoratus'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded ...
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Lacépède Lacepede can refer to:
* Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825), French naturalist and politician.
* Lacepede Bay, a bay in South Australia.
* Lacépède, Lot-et-Garonne, a ''commune'' in France
* Lacepede Islands, a group of four islands in t ...
, 1803) (Marbled reef-eel)
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Uropterygius micropterus
''Uropterygius micropterus'' is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Uropterygius nagoensis
''Uropterygius nagoensis'' is a species of moray eels found in the western Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern O ...
Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
Wade
Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Wade, California, a former settlement
* Wade, Maine, a town
* Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place
* Wade, North Carolina, a town
* Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated communi ...
Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...