Anarchias similis

Pygmy moray
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
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.[1] It was first named by Lea in 1913,[1] and is commonly known as the pygmy moray,,[2] 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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Anarchias similis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Anarchias similis at www.fishbase.org.


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