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'''''Uropterygius versutus''''' is a [[moray eel]] found in the eastern [[Pacific ocean]], from [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]].<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.us/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13792 ''Uropterygius versutus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was first named by Bussing in 1991,<ref name="Fishbase"/> and is commonly known as the '''Two-holes moray''', or the '''Crafty moray'''.<ref>[http://www.fishbase.us/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=13792&GenusName=Uropterygius&SpeciesName=versutus&StockCode=13831 Common names for ''Uropterygius versutus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It dwells on sand and between rocks on ocean floors.<ref name="Fishbase"/>
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'''''Uropterygius versutus''''' is a [[moray eel]] found in the eastern [[Pacific Ocean]], from [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]].<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.us/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=13792 ''Uropterygius versutus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It is commonly known as the '''two-holes moray''', or the '''crafty moray'''.<ref>[http://www.fishbase.us/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=13792&GenusName=Uropterygius&SpeciesName=versutus&StockCode=13831 Common names for ''Uropterygius versutus''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It dwells on sand and between rocks on ocean floors.<ref name="Fishbase"/>


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[[Category:Uropterygius|versutus]]
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 19 September 2023

Uropterygius versutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Uropterygius
Species:
U. versutus
Binomial name
Uropterygius versutus

Uropterygius versutus is a moray eel found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from Mexico to Panama.[1] It is commonly known as the two-holes moray, or the crafty moray.[2] It dwells on sand and between rocks on ocean floors.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Uropterygius versutus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Uropterygius versutus at www.fishbase.org.