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Anarchias similis

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Anarchias similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[2] It was first named by Lea in 1913,[2] and is commonly known as the pygmy moray,[3] 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.[2]

References

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