Saltwater
Needle-tooth moray
Uropterygius macrocephalus
Muraenidae, Uropterygiinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 47 cm
- Body shape
- Eel-like
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,266 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Christmas Island, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, French Polynesia, and 25 more countries.
More about the species
Description
This species inhabits exposed seaward reefs to a depth of 14 m or more. Benthic. Solitary in crevices, rarely seen (Ref 90102).
Other names
Other scientific names
- Anarchias knighti
- Gymnomuraena macrocephalus
- Gymnomuraena nectura
- Uropterygius knighti
- Uropterygius makatei
- Uropterygius necturus
In other languages
- Large-headed snake moray, Largehead moray, Largehead snake moray, Largehead snakemoray, Longhead moray, Snowflake eel
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.