Scientific Name
Anarchias seychellensis

Common Name
Seychelles moray

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 115 - 121. Presence of a row of irregular or stellate pale spots which tend to be larger than those of A. cantonensis.

Classification

Classified By

Smith, 1962

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Eels and Morays (Anguilliformes)

Family

Moray eels (Muraenidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Easter Island, north to Marcus Island, south to Lord Howe and Rapa; Mariana and Marshall islands in Micronesia.

Range

25°N - 32°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; brackish; reef-associated

Trophic Level

3.49 s.e. 0.49 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

29.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Traumatogenic (Ref. 2334)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated