Anarchias cantonensis

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Anarchias cantonensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Anarchias
Species:
A. cantonensis
Binomial name
Anarchias cantonensis
Synonyms

Uropterygius cantonensisL. P. Schultz 1943

Anarchias cantonensis is a moray eel commonly known as the Canton Island moray or the Canton moray. [2] It was first named by Schultz in 1943 [3] and is found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. [3]

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<i>Anarchias leucurus</i> Species of fish

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Anarchias seychellensis is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by J. L. B. Smith Smith in 1962, and is commonly known as the Seychelles moray or the marbled reef-eel.

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Anarchias exulatus is an eel in the family Muraenidae. It was described by Joshua S. Reece, David G. Smith, and Erling Holm in 2010. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from the Hawaiian Islands, Johnston Atoll, Rapa, Gambier, Pitcairn Island, and the Tonga Islands. It is an uncommon species which dwells in coral reefs and rocky regions near shores, and has been reported at a depth of 12 metres. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 29.3 centimetres.

Anarchias schultzi is an eel in the family Muraenidae. It was described by Joshua S. Reece, David G. Smith, and Erling Holm in 2010. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including the Caroline Islands, the Solomon Islands New Caledonia, and the Tonga Islands. It is an uncommon species which dwells at a depth range of 8–14 metres, in coral reefs and rocky regions near shores. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 15.9 centimetres.

Anarchias supremus is an eel in the family Muraenidae. It was described by John E. McCosker and Andrew L. Stewart in 2006. It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Macauley Island on the Kermadec Ridge in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 19.1 centimetres.

References

  1. Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Anarchias cantonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T195670A2399930. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195670A2399930.en . Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. Common names for Anarchias cantonensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 1 2 Anarchias cantonensis at www.fishbase.org.