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Anarchias supremus

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Anarchias supremus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Genus: Anarchias
Species:
A. supremus
Binomial name
Anarchias supremus
McCosker & Stewart, 2006

Anarchias supremus is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels).[1] It was described by John E. McCosker and Andrew L. Stewart in 2006.[2] It is a subtropical, marine eel which is known from Macauley Island on the Kermadec Ridge in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Males are known to reach a maximum total length of 19.1 centimetres.[1]

The species epithet is derived from the Latin word for "supreme/uppermost", acknowledging Anarchias supremus's possession of the most vertebrae of any known species in the genus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Anarchias supremus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ McCosker, J. E.; Stewart, A. L. (2006). "Additions to the New Zealand marine eel fauna with the description of a new moray, Anarchias supremus (Teleostei: Muraenidae), and comments on the identity of Gymnothorax griffini Whitley & Phillips". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 36 (2): 83–95. Bibcode:2006JRSNZ..36...83M. doi:10.1080/03014223.2006.9517802.