Anarchias seychellensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anguilliformes |
Family: | Muraenidae |
Genus: | Anarchias |
Species: | A. seychellensis |
Binomial name | |
Anarchias seychellensis J. L. B. Smith, 1962 | |
Synonyms | |
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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.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in depths of 0–35 metres (0–115 ft) in tropical habitats.
References
- 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anarchias seychellensis". FishBase. February 2023 version.
- Common names for Anarchias seychellensis at www.fishbase.org.
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