Maui, Hawaii
Maui, Hawaii
Tiger Snake Moray Eel
Scuticaria tigrina
Tiger Snake Moray Eel
Also known as: Tiger Reef Eel
Category: Moray Eels
Scientific Name: Scuticaria tigrina
Size: 3 to 4 ft. (90 cm to 1.2 m)
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia
Note: The Large-spotted Snake Moray, Uropterygius polyspilus, found in the Red Sea and Indo-pacific looks almost identicalChordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Anguilliformes (Order)
└Muraenidae (Family)
└Uropterygiinae (Subfamily)
└Scuticaria (Genus)
└S. tigrina (Species)
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