Anarchias supremus
| Anarchias supremus | |
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| Holotype of Anarchias supremus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- ^ a b c Anarchias supremus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ 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.