Uropterygius wheeleri
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Uropterygius wheeleri is a moray eel
found in shallow waters in the eastern Atlantic ocean
, around Cape Verde
, Senago
, and islands in the Bay of Biafra.
Moray eel
Moray eels are cosmopolitan eels of the family Muraenidae. The approximately 200 species in 15 genera are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water and a few, for example the freshwater moray can sometimes be found in freshwater...
found in shallow waters in the eastern Atlantic ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
, around Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
, Senago
Senago
Senago is a comune in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 13 km north of Milan. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 20,199 and an area of 8.6 km²....
, and islands in the Bay of Biafra.