Anarchias is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.
| Anarchias | |
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| Anarchias seychellensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Subfamily: | Uropterygiinae |
| Genus: | Anarchias D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1906 |
| Type species | |
| Anarchias allardicei D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1906
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| Species | |
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The species in this family are typically characterized by their small stature(length), they’re usually brown, and they tend to reside in coral reefs or rocky regions near shores.[1][2][3]
Species
edit- Anarchias allardicei D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1906 (Allardice's moray) (formerly Anarchias maldiviensis)
- Anarchias cantonensis (L. P. Schultz, 1943) (Canton Island moray)
- Anarchias euryurus (E. H. M. Lea, 1913)
- Anarchias exulatus Reece, D. G. Smith & Holm, 2010
- Anarchias galapagensis (Seale, 1940) (Minute moray)
- Anarchias leucurus (Snyder, 1904) (Snyder's moray)
- Anarchias longicaudis (W. K. H. Peters, 1877)
- Anarchias schultzi Reece, D. G. Smith & Holm, 2010
- Anarchias seychellensis J. L. B. Smith, 1962 (Seychelles moray)
- Anarchias similis (E. H. M. Lea, 1913) (Pygmy moray) (formerly Anarchias grassi and Anarchias yoshiae)
- Anarchias supremus McCosker & A. L. Stewart, 2006
References
edit- ^ Böhlke, Eugenia Brandt; Randall, John Ernest (2000-04-14). "A Review of the Moray eels (Angulliformes: Muraenidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with Descriptions of Two New Species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 150. Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: 203–278. ISSN 0097-3157. JSTOR 4065071. LCCN 12030019. OCLC 9986566956.
- ^ McCosker, John E; Stewart, Andrew L (2010-03-30). "Additions to the New Zealand marine eel fauna with the description of a new moray, Anarchias supremus (Teleostei: Muraenidae), and comments on the identity of Gymnothorax griffini Whitley & Phillips". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 36 (2). Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire: Taylor & Francis: 83–95. doi:10.1080/03014223.2006.9517802. ISSN 0303-6758. OCLC 10310197724. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ Reece, Joshua S; Smith, David G; Holm, Erling (2010-09-01). "The Moray Eels of the Anarchias cantonensis Group (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), with Description of Two New Species". Copeia. 2010 (3). Washington, D.C.: BioOne: 421–430. doi:10.1643/Ci-09-189. ISSN 0045-8511. OCLC 9984519814.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Anarchias". FishBase. May 2006 version.
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