Uropterygius oligospondylus, Few-vertebrae moray : fisheries

Uropterygius oligospondylus Chen, Randall & Loh, 2008

Few-vertebrae moray
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Uropterygiinae
Etymology: Uropterygius: Greek, oura = tail + Greek pterygion = little wing. Fin (Ref. 45335); oligospondylus: Name from Greek 'oligo' meaning few and 'spondylos' for vertebrae; referring to its lower vertebral count .
More on authors: Chen, Randall & Loh.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 79875). Subtropical

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Western Pacific, Taiwan, Solomon Is., and Vanuatu.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79875)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 100 - 103. This species is distinguished by having the following characters: body color grey, blackish reticular pattern; higher body depth; fewer vertebrae (100-103); teeth on jaw 3 rows, denser dentition, longer teeth; anus close to mid-body point; head length 6.4-7.3 in TL; trunk length 2.7-2.8 in TL; depth at gill opening 12.0-15.5 in TL; eye diameter 21.4-23.3 in HL; snout length 4.9-6.2 in HL (Ref. 79875).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Collected from rocky shores by longline and rotenone (Ref. 79875).

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Loh, K.-H., Chen, I.-S., J.E. Randall and H.-M. Chen, 2008. A review and molecular phylogeny of the moray eel subfamily uropterygiinae (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan, with descriptiuon of a new species. The Raffles Bull. Zool. 19:135-150. (Ref. 79875)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of potential interest
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