WoRMS taxon details
Uropterygius concolor Rüppell, 1838
212042 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212042)
accepted
Species
Anarchias vermiformis Smith, 1962 · unaccepted
Gymnomuraena concolor (Rüppell, 1838) · unaccepted
Muraena unicolor (Kaup, 1856) · unaccepted
Uropterygius unicolor Kaup, 1856 · unaccepted
Uropterygus concolor Rüppell, 1838 · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
Description Lives in mangrove swamps, brackish rivers, and shallow coral reefs to depths of at least 8 m.
Description Lives in mangrove swamps, brackish rivers, and shallow coral reefs to depths of at least 8 m. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Uropterygius concolor Rüppell, 1838. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212042 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [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
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Lives in mangrove swamps, brackish rivers, and shallow coral reefs to depths of at least 8 m. [details]
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Gymnomuraena concolor (Rüppell, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Muraena unicolor (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Uropterygius unicolor Kaup, 1856)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uropterygius concolor)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Uropterygus concolor Rüppell, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Uropterygius unicolor Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnomuraena concolor (Rüppell, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Anarchias vermiformis Smith, 1962)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena unicolor (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase images (Uropterygius concolor, by Winterbottom, R.)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius concolor FIN031367 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius concolor RAD107905-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Gymnomuraena concolor (Rüppell, 1838))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Muraena unicolor (Kaup, 1856))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Uropterygius unicolor Kaup, 1856)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Uropterygius concolor)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Uropterygus concolor Rüppell, 1838)
To FishBase (from synonym Uropterygius unicolor Kaup, 1856)
To FishBase (from synonym Gymnomuraena concolor (Rüppell, 1838))
To FishBase (from synonym Anarchias vermiformis Smith, 1962)
To FishBase (from synonym Muraena unicolor (Kaup, 1856))
To FishBase images (Uropterygius concolor, by Winterbottom, R.)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius concolor FIN031367 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Uropterygius concolor RAD107905-001)
To ITIS
