Diagnostic Description
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Drab yellow or brown in color, overlain with a web-like network of dark thin lines (Ref. 3257).Description: Characterized by body depth at gill opening about 23 in TL; rudimentary fins; preanal length 2.2 in TL; gill opening at about middle of side; jaws with two rows of teeth, close-set and recurved outer row, inner row about twice as long; four median intermaxillary teeth, progressively longer posteriorly; conical vomerine teeth in single row (Ref. 90102).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Vertebrae: 114 - 118
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Abundant on rubble areas of intertidal reef flats. Feeds on small crustaceans and probably on small fishes as well.
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- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Abundant on rubble areas of intertidal reef flats. Feeds on small crustaceans and probably on small fishes as well. Also found in shallow reefs including tide pools (Ref 90102).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋區,西起東非,東至薩摩亞,北至日本,南至澳洲大堡礁等海域。臺灣發現於南部、東部、北部、小琉球及蘭嶼。
利用
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體型小,幾乎無食用價值。可供飼養觀賞。
描述
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魚體較細長;眼睛瞳孔直徑較小。鰓孔前方之鰓位側線孔單個。頜齒雙列,內側者較大且數量較少,細針狀,頜間具有2-3顆較大且可倒伏的牙齒,其後方則排列有單列小型的鋤骨齒。脊椎骨數115-120。魚體由灰白至灰褐色,體表有許多深色交錯的網狀細紋;頭部腹側及魚體腹側顏色較淡。眼虹彩為白色,且虹彩上具有一深色的橫帶。
棲地
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棲息於潮間帶或亞潮帶珊瑚岩礁海域,活動水深通常在3公尺以內。捕食小型無脊椎動物(如端腳類等)或魚類。夏季為主要的生殖季節,能多次產卵。生殖行為是由多尾雄鯙追逐單一尾雌鯙,雄鯙攫咬雌鯙的頭胸部,並以尾部扭纏雌魚的腹部,進而排放精卵,產下數百粒直徑約
3 mm
的浮性卵粒。在生殖季裏,雄鯙或種鯙間常彼此攻擊對方的頭部和尾部,在體表留下許多淡色的咬痕。
Uropterygius micropterus
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Uropterygius micropterus: Brief Summary
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Uropterygius micropterus is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the tidepool snake moray, shortfin snake moray, or the shortfinned reef-eel.
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