Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

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
The Large-spotted Snake Moray, Uropterygius polyspilus, found in the Red Sea and Indo-pacific looks almost identical
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Anguilliformes (Order)
     └Muraenidae (Family)
      └Uropterygiinae (Subfamily)
       └Scuticaria (Genus)
        └S. tigrina (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217530🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121500🔗

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