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Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Uropterygiinae
Etymology: Anarchias: Greek, anarchia, -as = without a chief, lack of authority (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Otterbein Snyder (1867–1943) was an American zoologist and pioneer ichthyologist of the American west. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Snyder.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 51 m (Ref. 58302). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 2334). Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian, Marquesas and Johnston Islands. Western Central Pacific: Guam (Ref. 35720).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35990)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 106 - 112. Coloration highly variable; ground color medium reddish brown, covered with brown spots and aggregations of darker spots, superimposed with discrete small white spots.
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like.
A benthic species (Ref. 58302) found in coral reefs (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Böhlke, E.B. and J.E. Randall, 2000. A review of the moray eels (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) of the Hawaiian Islands, with descriptions of two new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 150:203-278. (Ref. 35990)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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