Uropterygius micropterus Tidepool Snake Moray, Shortfin Snake Moray,Shortfinned Reef-eel

Uropterygius micropterus is commonly referred to as Tidepool Snake Moray, Shortfin Snake Moray,Shortfinned Reef-eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln

Uropterygius micropterus,Kusini, TZ-ZS, TZ 2026

I went in the evening when it was dark, armed with a light and a camera with flash, to explore the tide pool at low tide in search of interesting critters.
Courtesy of the author Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:: 18158
AphiaID:: 212034

Scientific:: Uropterygius micropterus
German:: Gezeitenpool Schlangenmuräne, Kurzflossen Riffmuräne
English:: Tidepool Snake Moray, Shortfin Snake Moray,Shortfinned Reef-eel

Category:: - Muränor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Muraenidae (Family) > Uropterygius (Genus) > micropterus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bleeker, ), 1852

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Christmas Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Flores, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Halmahera, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Micronesia, Moluccas, Mozambique, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Samoa, South-Africa, Sumatra, Tansania, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Vanuatu, West Papua
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 3 Meter
Habitats:: Brackish water, Intertidal reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef-associated, Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools
Size:: 37,3 cm
Weight:: 42 g
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown