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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae Moray eels
Subfamily: Uropterygiinae
Genus: Anarchias

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Anarchias allardicei Jordan & Starks, 1906

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Anarchias allardicei
[Allardice's moray]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 21.9 cm TL
 
Anarchias cantonensis
[Canton Island moray]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Anarchias euryurus (Lea, 1913)

Photo by FAO
 
Anarchias euryurus
[]
No picture found
Central Pacific
Max. Length 29.3 cm TL
 
Anarchias exulatus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Anarchias galapagensis (Seale, 1940)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Anarchias galapagensis
[Hardtail moray]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Anarchias leucurus (Snyder, 1904)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Anarchias leucurus
[Snyder's moray]
No picture found
Eastern Central Atlantic
 
Anarchias longicauda
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 15.9 cm TL
 
Anarchias schultzi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Anarchias seychellensis Smith, 1962

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Anarchias seychellensis
[Seychelles moray]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Anarchias similis (Lea, 1913)

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.
 
Anarchias similis
[Pygmy moray]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 19.1 cm TL
 
Anarchias supremus
[]
11 Species of Family Muraenidae with Genus Anarchias
(Moray eels)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1906 Anarchias allardicei Allardice's moray Indo-Pacific 17 TL
1943 Anarchias cantonensis Canton Island moray Indo-West Pacific 21.9 TL
1913 Anarchias euryurus Eastern Atlantic 25 TL
2010 Anarchias exulatus Central Pacific 29.3 TL
1940 Anarchias galapagensis Hardtail moray Eastern Pacific 17 TL
1904 Anarchias leucurus Snyder's moray Western Pacific 11.5 TL
1877 Anarchias longicauda Eastern Central Atlantic
2010 Anarchias schultzi Western Pacific 15.9 TL
1962 Anarchias seychellensis Seychelles moray Indo-Pacific 29 TL
1913 Anarchias similis Pygmy moray Western Atlantic 20 TL
2006 Anarchias supremus Southwest Pacific 19.1 TL



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