Scientific Name	Uropterygius micropterus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1852)	Depth	0 - 3M
Chinese	小鰭尾鯙	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯙科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F079　Muraenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	小鰭尾鱔
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	小鰭鰭尾鯙、錢鰻、薯鰻、虎鰻
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Wahai, northern Ceram, Indonesia
Synonyms	Muraena micropterus, Uropterygius marmoratus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Chen, H. M., K. T. Shao and C. T. Chen. (1994) A review of muraenid eels (Family Muraenidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of twelve new records. Zoological studies 33(1):44-64.  Bleeker, P. 1852 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, H.-M., K.-T. Shao etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0055103. ASIZP0056522. ASIZP0056633. ASIZP0059631. ASIZP0060424. ASIZP0069712. ASIZP0069717. ASIZP0069718. ASIZP0070314. ASIZP0070363. ASIZP0080354. ASIZP0803277. ASIZP0803278. ASIZP0803279. ASIZP0913277 . ASIZP0913278 . ASIZP0913279 . NMMBP03152. NMMSTP00918. NTOU-AE5714. USNM00135287. USNM00312855. USNM00312856.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Shortfinned reef-eel; Tidepool snake moray
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	HL 7.6-8.5, DGO 17.2-22.5, TR 2.2-3.0 in TL; Vert 115-120. Pale lower head and body parts, gray-brown with a network of web-like brownish thin lines.
habitats	Abundant on rubble areas of intertidal zone. Feeds on small fishes and probably on small crustaceans as well.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa, southern Japan, Taiwan, Great Barrier Reef, Micronesia.
Utility	Pet.