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Anarchias seychellensis in life
In life — Seychelles Moray, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Malcolm Francis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Malcolm Francis
BPBM 14595Ichthyology

Anarchias seychellensis

Seychelles Moray

As recorded: Anarchias seychellensis Smith, 1962

Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, M.J. Gawel, and B.A. CarlsonBruce A. Carlson →Mike Gawel →Johnson Randall →
Date
March 11, 1973
Locality
Viti Levu Island; outside Beqa ("Mbengga") barrier reef near E end of Frigate Pass; vertical reef edge with ledges
Island
Viti Levu
Region
Fiji
Coordinates
-18.4374, 177.9530 ± 3,036 m
Depth
19 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
38 Bishop specimens of Anarchias seychellensis · collected 1922–1993Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On March 11, 1973, J.E. Randall, M.J. Gawel, and B.A. Carlson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Anarchias seychellensis. BPBM 14595. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35081093. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14595.

Record sources