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Etymology: Anarchias: Greek, anarchia, -as = without a chief, lack of authority (Ref. 45335); schultzi: Named for Leonard P. Schultz..
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Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 25 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical
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Western Pacific: tropical; restricted to the Caroline Islands, Solomon Is., New Caledonia, with easternmost record in the Tonga Is.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85321)
Most specimens were collected in shallow water on coral reefs and rocky areas along the shore, with one individual taken at a depth of 14 meters. Cyptic in habit and rarely seen except when collected using ichthyosides (Ref. 85321).
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Reece, J.S., D.G. Smith and E. Holm, 2010. The moray eels of the Anarchias cantonensis group (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae), with description of two new species. Copeia 2010(3):421-430. (Ref. 85321)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
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Harmless
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