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Tiger Snakemoray

Scuticaria tigrina

Least concern Lives in Sri Lanka

Tiger Snakemoray
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Overview

Scuticaria tigrina is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is commonly known as the tiger reef-eel, tiger snake moray, tiger moray eel, tiger moray, tiger eel, spotted eel, or the spotted snake moray. It has distinctive black spots and stripes resembling tiger marks and is known to camouflage within the reef environment.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Scuticaria tigrina — CC BY-SA 4.0
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