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Large-spotted snake moray
Uropterygius polyspilus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Large-spotted snake moray
- Scientific
- Uropterygius polyspilus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Eels
- Family
- Muraenidae (moray eels)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 78 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 18 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
A snake moray with large purplish-brown spots in two or three irregular rows on a reddish-tan body, reaching about 78 cm. It lives on reef flats.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Uropterygius-polyspilus.html
- inaturalist.org /observations/18753780
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.