Anarchias seychellensis is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2] It was first named by J. L. B. Smith Smith in 1962,[2] and is commonly known as the Seychelles moray or the marbled reef-eel.[3]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Anarchias |
Species: | A. seychellensis
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Binomial name | |
Anarchias seychellensis J. L. B. Smith, 1962
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Distribution and habitat
editIt is found in depths of 0–35 metres (0–115 ft) in tropical habitats.[2]
References
edit- ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Anarchias seychellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195673A2400313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195673A2400313.en.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anarchias seychellensis". FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ Common names for Anarchias seychellensis at www.fishbase.org.