Uropterygius is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.
Species
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:
- Uropterygius concolor <small>Rüppell, 1838</small> (Unicolor snake moray)
- Uropterygius cyamommatus <small>Huang, Liao & Tan, 2023</small>
- Uropterygius fasciolatus <small>(Regan, 1909)</small> (Blotched moray)
- Uropterygius fuscoguttatus <small>L. P. Schultz, 1953</small> (Brown spotted snake moray)
- Uropterygius genie <small>J. E. Randall & Golani, 1995</small>
- Uropterygius golanii <small>McCosker & D. G. Smith, 1997</small>
- Uropterygius hades <small>Huang, Hibino, Balisco & Liao, 2024</small> (Hades' snake moray)
- Uropterygius inornatus <small>Gosline, 1958</small> (Drab snake moray)
- Uropterygius kamar <small>McCosker & J. E. Randall, 1977</small> (Barlip reef-eel)
- Uropterygius macrocephalus <small>(Bleeker, 1864)</small> (Needle-tooth moray)
- Uropterygius mactanensis <small>Huang, Balisco, Evacitas & Liao, 2023</small>
- Uropterygius macularius <small>(Lesueur, 1825)</small> (Marbled moray)
- Uropterygius marmoratus <small>(Lacépède, 1803)</small> (Marbled reef-eel)
- Uropterygius micropterus <small>(Bleeker, 1852)</small> (Tidepool snake moray)
- Uropterygius nagoensis <small>Hatooka, 1984</small>
- Uropterygius oligospondylus <small>I. S. Chen, J. E. Randall & K. H. Loh, 2008</small>
- Uropterygius polyspilus <small>(Regan, 1909)</small> (Large-spotted snake moray)
- Uropterygius polystictus <small>G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941</small> (Many-spotted moray)
- Uropterygius supraforatus <small>(Regan, 1909)</small> (Many-toothed snake moray)
- Uropterygius versutus <small>W. A. Bussing, 1991</small> (Two-holes moray)
- Uropterygius wheeleri <small>Blache, 1967</small>
- Uropterygius xanthopterus <small>Bleeker, 1859</small> (Freckleface reef-eel)
- Uropterygius xenodontus <small>McCosker & D. G. Smith, 1997</small> (Black snake moray)
Formerly included species
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