Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae Moray eels
Subfamily: Uropterygiinae
Genus: Scuticaria

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 90.5 cm TL
Scuticaria okinawae (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

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Scuticaria okinawae
[Shorttailed snake moray]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Scuticaria tigrina (Lesson, 1828)

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Scuticaria tigrina
[Tiger reef-eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Scuticaria okinawae Shorttailed snake moray Indo-Pacific 90.5 TL 1901
Scuticaria tigrina Tiger reef-eel Indo-Pacific 140 TL 1828



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