''Anarchias'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moray eel
Moray eels, or Muraenidae (), are a family (biology), family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively Marine (ocean), marine, but several species are regu ...
s in the family
Muraenidae
Moray eels, or Muraenidae (), are a family of eels whose members are found worldwide. There are approximately 200 species in 15 genera which are almost exclusively marine, but several species are regularly seen in brackish water, ...
.
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.
Species
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Anarchias allardicei''
D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1906 (Allardice's moray) (formerly ''Anarchias maldiviensis'')
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Anarchias cantonensis''
( L. P. Schultz, 1943) (Canton Island moray)
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Anarchias euryurus''
( E. H. M. Lea, 1913)
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Anarchias exulatus''
Reece, D. G. Smith & Holm
Holm may refer to:
Places
* Holm (island), the name of several islands
* Holm, Nordfriesland, Germany
* Holm, Pinneberg, Germany
* Holm (Flensburg), Flensburg, Germany
* Holm, Nordland, a village in Bindal Municipality in Nordland county ...
, 2010
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Anarchias galapagensis
''Anarchias galapagensis'' is a moray eel commonly known as the Minute moray or the Hardtail moray. ''
( Seale, 1940) (Minute moray)
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Anarchias leucurus''
( Snyder, 1904) (Snyder's moray)
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Anarchias longicaudis''
( W. K. H. Peters, 1877)
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Anarchias schultzi''
Reece, D. G. Smith & Holm
Holm may refer to:
Places
* Holm (island), the name of several islands
* Holm, Nordfriesland, Germany
* Holm, Pinneberg, Germany
* Holm (Flensburg), Flensburg, Germany
* Holm, Nordland, a village in Bindal Municipality in Nordland county ...
, 2010
*''
Anarchias seychellensis''
J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ...
, 1962 (Seychelles moray)
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Anarchias similis''
( E. H. M. Lea, 1913) (Pygmy moray) (formerly ''Anarchias grassi'' and ''Anarchias yoshiae'')
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Anarchias supremus''
McCosker & A. L. Stewart, 2006
References
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Muraenidae
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