WoRMS taxon details
Uropterygius xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859
212038 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212038)
accepted
Species
Uropteryginus xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962 · unaccepted
Uropterygius xanthropterus Bleeker, 1859 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Bleeker, P. (1859). Over eenige vischsoorten van de zuidkust-wateren van Java. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 19: 329-352. [details]
Description Inhabits corals, crevices of shallow reefs, as well as dropoffs of up to 56 m.
Description Inhabits corals, crevices of shallow reefs, as well as dropoffs of up to 56 m. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Uropterygius xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212038 on 2025-04-25
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Nomenclature
original description
Bleeker, P. (1859). Over eenige vischsoorten van de zuidkust-wateren van Java. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 19: 329-352. [details]
basis of record McCosker, J. E.; Randall, J. E. (1982). Synonymies of Indian Ocean eels, with the description of Gymnothorax enigmaticus, a moray previously known as G. ruppeli. <em>Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci.</em> 43(2):17-24. [details]
basis of record McCosker, J. E.; Randall, J. E. (1982). Synonymies of Indian Ocean eels, with the description of Gymnothorax enigmaticus, a moray previously known as G. ruppeli. <em>Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci.</em> 43(2):17-24. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits corals, crevices of shallow reefs, as well as dropoffs of up to 56 m. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | freckleface reef-eel | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uropterygius alboguttatus) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uropterygius xanthopterus)
To FishBase (from synonym Uropteryginus xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Uropterygius xanthropterus Bleeker, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Uropterygius xanthopterus, Comoros, by Winterbottom, R.)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius alboguttatus USNM 401773 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius alboguttatus USNM 439905 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius xanthopterus USNM 439911 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius xanthopterus USNM 440097 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uropterygius alboguttatus) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uropterygius xanthopterus)
To FishBase (from synonym Uropteryginus xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Uropterygius xanthropterus Bleeker, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Uropterygius xanthopterus, Comoros, by Winterbottom, R.)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius alboguttatus USNM 401773 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius alboguttatus USNM 439905 photograph lateral view) (from synonym Uropterygius alboguttatus Smith, 1962)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius xanthopterus USNM 439911 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius xanthopterus USNM 440097 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
