Anarchias
Genus of fishes
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Anarchias is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae.
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| Anarchias seychellensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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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
- 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
