Scientific Name	Uropterygius oligospondylus			by: Hong-Ming Chen
Author	Chen, Randall & Loh, 2008	Depth	0 - 15M
Chinese	少椎尾鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	少椎尾鱔
Max Length	53.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	寡椎鰭尾鯙、短椎尾鯙、錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Offshore of Changbin, Taitung, southeastern Taiwan, 23.311°N, 121.453°E, depth 15 meters
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Reference	Loh, K. H., I. S. Chen, J. E. Randall and H. M. Chen, 2008. A review and molecular phylogeny of the moray eel subfamily Uropterygiinae (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan, with description of a new species. Raffles bulletin of zoology, 2008 Supplement No. 19: 135–150.
Specimen List	NTOU-AE1862.
Common Name	Few-vertebrae moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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