title: Uropterygius
text: # Uropterygius
  
  Uropterygius is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Uropterygius concolor Rüppell, 1838 (Unicolor snake moray)
  * Uropterygius cyamommatus Huang, Liao & Tan, 2023
  * Uropterygius fasciolatus (Regan, 1909) (Blotched moray)
  * Uropterygius fuscoguttatus L. P. Schultz, 1953 (Brown spotted snake moray)
  * Uropterygius genie J. E. Randall & Golani, 1995
  * Uropterygius golanii McCosker & D. G. Smith, 1997
  * Uropterygius inornatus Gosline, 1958 (Drab snake moray)
  * Uropterygius kamar McCosker & J. E. Randall, 1977 (Barlip reef-eel)
  * Uropterygius macrocephalus (Bleeker, 1864) (Needle-tooth moray)
  * Uropterygius macularius (Lesueur, 1825) (Marbled moray)
  * Uropterygius marmoratus (Lacépède, 1803) (Marbled reef-eel)
  * Uropterygius micropterus (Bleeker, 1852) (Tidepool snake moray)
  * Uropterygius nagoensis Hatooka, 1984
  * Uropterygius oligospondylus I. S. Chen, J. E. Randall & K. H. Loh, 2008
  * Uropterygius polyspilus (Regan, 1909) (Large-spotted snake moray)
  * Uropterygius polystictus G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941 (Many-spotted moray)
  * Uropterygius supraforatus (Regan, 1909) (Many-toothed snake moray)
  * Uropterygius versutus W. A. Bussing, 1991 (Two-holes moray)
  * Uropterygius wheeleri Blache, 1967
  * Uropterygius xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859 (Freckleface reef-eel)
  * Uropterygius xenodontus McCosker & D. G. Smith, 1997 (Black snake moray)
  
  ### Formerly included species
  
  * Anarchias cantonensis – formerly Uropterygius cantonensis
  