Anarchias allardicei Jordan & Starks, 1906
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Anarchias allardicei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:00:33.876103+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anarchias allardicei Jordan & Starks, 1906
- Name authority
- Jordan & Starks, 1906
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Anarchias
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyMuraenidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyUropterygiinae Fowler, 1925
- genusAnarchias Jordan & Starks, 1906
- speciesAnarchias allardicei Jordan & Starks, 1906
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anarchias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Anarchias euryurus (Lea, 1913) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anarchias cantonensis (Schultz, 1943) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anarchias exulatus Reece, Smith & Holm, 2010 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pygmy morayAnarchias similis (Lea, 1913) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anarchias supremus McCosker & Stewart, 2006 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Seychelles morayAnarchias seychellensis Smith, 1962 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Anarchias fuscus Smith, 1962 Smith, 1962 | synonym |
| Anarchias maldiviensis Klausewitz, 1964 Klausewitz, 1964 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jordan, D. S., & Seale, A. (1906). The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, . 25 (for 1905): 173–455 + index 457–488, Pls. 33–53. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.46247 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:66KKQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.