Anarchias similis

Anarchias similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Anarchias
Species:
A. similis
Binomial name
Anarchias similis
(E. H. M. Lea, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Anarchias grassi (non Roule, 1916)
  • Anarchias yoshiae Kanazawa, 1952
  • Leptocephalus similis Lea, 1913

Anarchias similis is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Atlantic Ocean. It was first named by Lea in 1913, and is commonly known as the pygmy moray, but is not to be confused with the Pacific species of the same name, Gymnothorax robinsi. It ranges in color and patterning from dark brown all over to blotched.

References

  1. ↑ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J. (2015). "Anarchias similis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T195674A2400530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T195674A2400530.en. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Anarchias similis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ↑ Common names for Anarchias similis at www.fishbase.org.