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Bony fish

Unicolor Snake Moray

Uropterygius concolor

Also known as: Brown Moray, Brown Moray Eel, Brown Reef Eel, Ghost Eel, Moray, Snake Moray, Unicolor Snake Moray Eel, Uniform Reef Eel

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@designedforx · KE, Kenya · August 20161 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, during the day in reef caves, crevices, or buried in rubble or sand, over shallow coral reefs, brackish rivers, and mangrove swamps.
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans and small fish.

Morays open and close their mouths to move water through their gills for respiration.
This behaviour can often be seen as a threat especially towards divers, in fact this is far from the truth, they are very shy creatures and will only attack if provoked!

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly, during the day in reef caves, crevices, or buried in rubble or sand, over shallow coral reefs, brackish rivers, and mangrove swamps.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnguilliformes
    5. familyMuraenidae
    6. genusUropterygius
    7. speciesUropterygius concolor Rüppell, 1838

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    More in the family

    Moray Eels (Muraenidae)