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Anarchias
Pygmy Morays
As recorded: Anarchias Jordan & Starks, 1906
Animalia › Chordata › Anguilliformes › Muraenidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and A. Cea EgañaAlfredo Cea Egaña →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 15, 1985
- Locality
- Easter Island; between Motu Tautara and Ara O Hara
- Island
- Easter Island
- Depth
- 16 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 15, 1985, J.E. Randall and A. Cea Egaña also collected 24+ other specimens.
Anarchias observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-02-04.

2023-02-04
La Huerta, MX-JA, MX
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-11-01
Club de Yates
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2012-09-14
Bahía de Loreto, Loreto, MX-BS, MX
(c) Arturo Velasco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-05-12
Raoul Is, Kermadec Is
(c) Malcolm Francis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-05-12
Raoul Is, Kermadec Is
(c) Malcolm Francis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Anarchias. BPBM 39240. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35080280. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/39240.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35080280 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
