Anarchias supremus McCosker & Stewart, 2006
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Anarchias supremus is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels). It was described by John E. McCosker and Andrew L. Stewart in 2006. 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.
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Anarchias supremus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:00:33.876103+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anarchias supremus McCosker & Stewart, 2006
- Name authority
- McCosker & Stewart, 2006
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anguilliformes
- Family
- Muraenidae
- Genus
- Anarchias
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnguilliformes
- familyMuraenidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyUropterygiinae Fowler, 1925
- genusAnarchias Jordan & Starks, 1906
- speciesAnarchias supremus McCosker & Stewart, 2006
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anarchias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Anarchias euryurus (Lea, 1913) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anarchias cantonensis (Schultz, 1943) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anarchias exulatus Reece, Smith & Holm, 2010 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pygmy morayAnarchias similis (Lea, 1913) | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anarchias allardicei Jordan & Starks, 1906 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Seychelles morayAnarchias seychellensis Smith, 1962 | MuraenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- 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. J. R. Soc. N. Z., 36. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2006.9517802 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:DG8W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.