Narcetes shonanmaruae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alepocephaloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors/Superordo: Protacanthopterygii Ordo: Argentiniformes Subordo: Argentinoidei Superfamilia: Alepocephaloidea

Familia: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Narcetes
Species: Narcetes shonanmaruae

Name

Narcetes shonanmaruae Poulsen, Ida, Kawato & Fujiwara, 2021

Type locality: Suruga Bay, Japan (depth: 2171 m).

Holotype: JAMSTEC No. 1160053133

Etymology: "the ship '​Shonan maru​' from which the type materials were caught" [Fujiwara et al., 2021]

References

Primary references

• Fujiwara, Y., Kawato, M., Poulsen, J.Y., Ida, H., Chikaraishi, Y., Ohkouchi, N., Oguri, K., Gotoh, S., Ozawa, G., Tanaka, S., Miya, M., Sado, T., Kimoto, K., Toyofuku, T. & Tsuchida, S. 2021. Discovery of a colossal slickhead (Alepocephaliformes: Alepocephalidae): an active‐swimming top predator in the deep waters of Suruga Bay, Japan. Scientific Reports 11: 2490. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80203-6 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Yokozuna Slickhead
日本語: ヨコヅナイワシ