Anarchias seychellensis

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Anarchias seychellensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Anarchias
Species:
A. seychellensis
Binomial name
Anarchias seychellensis
Synonyms
  • Anarchias leucurusnon Snyder, 1904

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]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in depths of 0–35 metres (0–115 ft) in tropical habitats. [2]

References

  1. ↑ 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 .
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anarchias seychellensis". FishBase . February 2023 version.
  3. ↑ Common names for Anarchias seychellensis at www.fishbase.org.


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