Allardice's moray

Anarchias allardicei

Light brown bodies thread through narrow reef interstices

Brown
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Anguilliform
Medium
Tropical fish

Anarchias allardicei is a moray eel commonly known as the Allardice's moray. It is light brown in color, and is found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: True Eels
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Anarchias
Maximum length: 17 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Chagos Islands to the Hawaiian and Society islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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