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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Muraenidae (Moray eels) > Uropterygiinae
Etymology: Anarchias: Greek, anarchia, -as = without a chief, lack of authority (Ref. 45335); supremus: Name from a Latin word meaning the uppermost, refers to having the most vertebrae of any known Anarchias.. More on author: McCosker.

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Marine; demersal. Subtropical

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56888)

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Vertebrae: 135. This small and moderately elongate species possess the following characters: tail 58% and head 9.4% of TL; the fourth supraorbital pore is adjacent to, above and behind posterior nostril; biserial teeth in jaws, uniserial on vomer; reddish brown in colour, overlain with a faint irregular stellate spot pattern posteriorly; head pores in small white spots, along lower half of flanks with pale spots , posterior half of body diffuse white bands, tail tip white; vertebrae, predorsal 122, preanal 127 and total 35 (Ref. 56888).

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Southwest Pacific: off Macauley Island, Kermadec Ridge.

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McCosker, J.E. and A.L. Stewart, 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(2):83-95.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00111 (-0.15929 - 0.16151), b=3.06 (2.97 - 3.15), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278): .

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): .

Anarchias supremus McCosker & Stewart, 2006