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Uropterygius xanthopterus Freckleface Reef-eel

Uropterygius xanthopterus is commonly referred to as Freckleface Reef-eel. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
4571 
AphiaID:
212038 
Scientific:
Uropterygius xanthopterus 
German:
Sommersprossen Riffmuräne 
English:
Freckleface Reef-eel 
Category:
Muræner 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Anguilliformes (Order) > Muraenidae (Family) > Uropterygius (Genus) > xanthopterus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Bleeker, 1859 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Christmas Islands, Comores, East Africa, French Polynesia, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Kiribati, Line Islands, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Réunion , Samoa, South-Africa, Sumatra, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Tonga, Vietnam 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 56 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Reef slopes, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 24.41" (62 cm) 
Temperature:
26,7 °F - 29,9 °F (26,7°C - 29,9°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Living Food, Predatory 
Tank:
109.99 gal (~ 500L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-02-14 17:59:41 

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Bleeker, 1859

Found in crevices of shallow reefs, as well as drop-offs.

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

Synonymised names
Uropteryginus xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962 · unaccepted
Uropterygius xanthropterus Bleeker, 1859 · unaccepted (misspelling)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Von Sébastien Vasquez - Eigenes Werk, CC-BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41075030
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Uropterygius xanthopterus (c) by Markus Moschinger
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Uropterygius xanthopterus (c) by Markus Moschinger
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Uropterygius xanthopterus (c) by Markus Moschinger
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Uropterygius xanthopterus (c) by Markus Moschinger
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Uropterygius xanthopterus (c) by Markus Moschinger
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Uropterygius xanthopterus
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