similis, Leptocephalus Lea [E.] 1913:26, Figs. 23-24; Pl. 4 (nos. 5-6) [Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition 1910 v. 3 (pt 1, no. 7); ref. 14158] North Atlantic, 34°44'N, 47°52'W, station 64, depth 100 and 1000 meters. Syntypes: ZMUB 2504 (1), 5113 (1). Type catalog: Frøiland 1979:146 [ref. 21547]. •Valid as Anarchias similis (Lea 1913) -- (Böhlke et al. 1989:118 [ref. 13286], Smith 1989:901 [ref. 13285], Smith & Böhlke 1990:136 [ref. 19379], McEachran & Fechhelm 1998:230 [ref. 23897], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:131 [ref. 25013], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:148 [ref. 27754], Böhlke & Smith 2003:704 [ref. 26990], Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:32 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:60 [ref. 27807], Reece et al. 2010:421 [ref. 30969], Smith 2012:34 [ref. 32155], Page et al. 2013:60 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:23 [ref. 33341], Smith & Brito 2016:1637 [ref. 34557], Carneiro et al. 2019:60 [ref. 37250], Fermon et al. 2022:114 [ref. 39448] with question, Page et al. 2023:51 [ref. 40505], Fricke et al. 2024:113 [ref. 41622]). Current status: Valid as Anarchias similis (Lea 1913). Muraenidae: Uropterygiinae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda ans South Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Trinidad and Tobago, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Azores; Annobon Island. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.