Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Allardice's moray
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Photo: David Starr Jordan / Alvin Seale / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (view on Wikimedia Commons)Historical illustration. Source: Jordan, David Starr; Seale, Alvin (1906) Fishes of Samoa : Description of the Species Found in the Archipelago, with a Provisional Check-List of the Fishes of O; Commons file: FMIB 39623 Anarchias allardicei.jpeg

Allardice's moray

Anarchias allardicei

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Allardice's moray
Scientific
Anarchias allardicei
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Eels
Family
Muraenidae (moray eels)
Maximum size
Up to about 17 cm (total length)
Depth and habitat
On or near the bottom
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011

Description

A tiny, plain light-brown moray, reaching about 17 cm, that lives deep inside crevices in the reef framework.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.