Evidence found
136 records across 22 countries and territories, 1939–2023.
Anarchias seychellensis · GBIF taxon key 2404363
Where has the Marbled Reef-eel been recorded?
Anarchias seychellensis occurrence evidence comes from 136 records in 22 countries and territories, from 1939 to 2023. Most records come from French Polynesia.
- 136 records
- 22 places
- 26 years recorded
- — class
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Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: November.
7 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19392023
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Marbled Reef-eel has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Marbled Reef-eel. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| French Polynesia | 31 | |
| Tonga | 28 | |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | |
| New Caledonia | 13 | |
| Mauritius | 11 | |
| Fiji | 7 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 5 | |
| American Samoa | 3 | |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | |
| Seychelles | 3 | |
| Vanuatu | 3 | |
| Australia | 2 | |
| Maldives | 2 | |
| Philippines | 2 | |
| United States | 2 | |
| Kiribati | 1 | |
| Comoros | 1 | |
| Palau | 1 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 1 | |
| Samoa | 1 | |
| South Africa | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Muraenidae.
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.