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 the Atlantic Ocean.[1] It was first named by Lea in 1913,[1] and is commonly known as the Pygmy moray.[2] It ranges in colour and patterning from dark brown all over to blotched.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Anarchias similis at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Anarchias similis at www.fishbase.org.