Family Muraenidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Anguilliformes | |
Scientific name Uropterygius macrocephalus Similar Uropterygius, Scuticaria tigrina, Latticetail moray, Muraena argus | ||
Uropterygius macrocephalus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the needle-tooth moray, large-headed snake moray, largehead snake moray, largehead moray, longhead moray, or the snowflake eel. It is used sometimes in aquariums.
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