Anarchias seychellensis Smith 1962

Presence of a row of irregular or stellate pale spots which tend to be larger than those of A. cantonensis.Description: Characterized by nearly uniform brown or mottled brown color with 3-4 horizontal rows of stellate, white blotches; white at lower part of head; yellow fins at tip of tail; body depth at gill opening 20-26 in TL; anus well anterior to middle of body, preanal length 2.2-2.5 in TL; two rows of jaw teeth; long and slender inner teeth; upper jaw with three median canines at front; anterior nostril in short tube; posterior nostril with low rim, above centre of eye; behind posterior nostril is a large sensory pore; fins restricted to end of tail; dorsal-fin origin slightly anterior to anal-fin origin (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 121 - 132

Common among rubble, coralline algal debris, and coral heads of shallow wave-washed reefs (Ref. 1602, 58302). Benthic (Ref. 58302, 75154). Often found in tide pools. Sluggish eel (Ref. 1623), but may bite when provoked (Ref. 2334).

Anarchias seychellensis is a moray eel found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It was first named by J. L. B. Smith Smith in 1962, and is commonly known as the Seychelles moray or the marbled reef-eel.

Common among rubble, coralline algal debris, and coral heads of shallow wave-washed reefs (Ref. 1602). Often found in tidepools. May bite when provoked (Ref. 2334).