Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Anguilliformes (Order) Eels
     └Muraenidae (Family) Moray Eels
      └Uropterygiinae (Subfamily)
       └Scuticaria (Genus)
        └S. tigrina (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217530🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121500🔗

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