Species Uropterygius kamar McCosker & Randall, 1977

• Uropterygius kamar McCosker, J.E. & Randall, J.E. 1977. Three new species of Indo-Pacific moray eels (Pisces: Muraenidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4 41(3): 161-168 [164, figs 3b, 4].

  Type data:

   Holotype CAS 35251, Itsandra, Grande Comore Island, 25 m.
  Paratype(s) ANSP 124794 3 specimens; ANSP 134217 11 specimens; BPBM 12051; BPBM 9442 2 specimens; BPBM 16471 4 specimens; BPBM 16606; BPBM 17005; BPBM 17047; CAS 35252 20 specimens; SAIAB 4557 5 specimens (formerly RUSI); USNM 215281.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Seringapatam Reef, WA (13°38'S, 112°201'E) and Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°10'S, 123°05'E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IMCRA

Timor Province (2)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef, inshore.

Extra Ecological Information

3 - 55 m.

 

General References

Allen, G. R., McCosker, J. E., Cross, N. J., Bray, D. J. & Hoese, D. F. 2006. Muraenidae. pp. 243-259 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [259]

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [98]

Böhlke, E.B., McCosker, J.E. & Smith, D.G. 1999. Family Muraenidae. pp. 1643-1657 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1657]

Böhlke, E.B. & Smith, D.G. 2002. Type catalogue of Indo-Pacific Muraenidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 152: 89-172 [160]

Castle, P. H. J. & McCosker, J. E. 1986. Family No. 41: Muraenidae. pp. 165-176 in Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (eds). Smith's Sea Fishes. Johannesburg : Macmillan South Africa xx + 1047 pp. 144 pls. [175]

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [17]

 

Common Name References

Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. (Moon Moray)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Moon Snake Moray)

Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [19] (Moon Snake Moray)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Mar-2019	ELOPOMORPHA	08-Sep-2018	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM)
23-Sep-2011	ANGUILLIFORMES	23-Sep-2011	MOVED	Dr Dianne Bray
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED