Uropterygius polystictus

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| name = Uropterygius polystictus

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| taxon = Uropterygius polystictus

| authority = G. S. Myers & Wade, 1941

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Uropterygius polystictus is a moray eel found in coral reefs around Mexico and the Galapagos Islands.[http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=13791 Uropterygius polystictus] at www.fishbase.org. It is commonly known as the many-spotted moray, or the peppered moray.[http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=13791&GenusName=Uropterygius&SpeciesName=polystictus&StockCode=13830 Common names for Uropterygius polystictus] at www.fishbase.org.