Anarchias cantonensis is a moray eel commonly known as the Canton Island moray or the Canton moray.[2] It was first named by Schultz in 1943[3] and is found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[3]

Anarchias cantonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Anarchias
Species:
A. cantonensis
Binomial name
Anarchias cantonensis
Synonyms

Uropterygius cantonensis L. P. Schultz 1943

References

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  1. ^ Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Anarchias cantonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195670A2399930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195670A2399930.en. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ Common names for Anarchias cantonensis at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Anarchias cantonensis at www.fishbase.org.