Anarchias is a genus of moray eels in the family Muraenidae. The species in this family are typically characterized by their small stature(length), they’re usually brown, and they tend to reside in coral reefs or rocky regions near shores.

Sep 1, 2010 · Anarchias exulatus is distributed anti-tropically in the central and southeastern Pacific and is characterized by a unique mottling pattern and a mean vertebral formula of 100/103/114.

Anarchias leucurus is a moray eel found in the Pacific Ocean. [1] It was first named by Snyder in 1904 as Uropterygius leucurus, [1] and is commonly known as Snyder's moray, the fine-spotted moray or the finespot moray. [2] It is thought to be the smallest species of moray, and may actually represent several different species or subspecies. [3]

Anarchias galapagensis is a moray eel commonly known as the Minute moray or the Hardtail moray. [1] It was first named by Alvin Seale in 1940 [2] and is found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Colombia. [2] At a maximum length of 14 cm, it is regarded as one of the smallest morays worldwide. [2]

Anarchias galapagensis is a moray eel commonly known as the Minute moray or the Hardtail moray. It was first named by Alvin Seale in 1940, and is found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Colombia. At a maximum length of 14 cm, it is regarded as one of the smallest morays worldwide.

Anarchias galapagensis (Seale, 1940) Hardtail Moray, Minute Moray.

A circumtropical genus with about 9 species, with one trans-Atlantic species in the Greater Caribbean.

Etymology: Anarchias: Greek, anarchia, -as = without a chief, lack of authority (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: Robert Edgar Allardice (1862–1928) was a mathematician who was educated and taught at Edinburgh University, which he left (1892) to become Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Etymology: Anarchias: Greek, anarchia, -as = without a chief, lack of authority (Ref. 45335). More on author: Smith. Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 35 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 25°N - 32°S. Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Easter Island, north to Marcus Island, south to Lord Howe and Rapa; Mariana and Marshall islands in Micronesia.

Sep 1, 2010 · We examined 112 specimens and determined that the true A. cantonensis is distributed throughout the eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific, and tropical central Pacific, and has a mean vertebral formula of 91/93/104.