Tidepool Snake Moray
Uropterygius micropterus
- Group: Eel
- Max size: 37.3 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
This slender moray crowds the rubble of intertidal reef flats and tide pools, often in water barely deep enough to cover it. It hunts small crustaceans and probably small fishes in the cracks between stones.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae › Uropterygius
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 212034.
FAQ
- Is the Tidepool Snake Moray dangerous to divers?
- The Tidepool Snake Moray is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Tidepool Snake Moray get?
- The Tidepool Snake Moray grows to about 37.3 cm.