Narcetes shonanmaruae

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Narcetes shonanmaruae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Narcetes
Species:
N. shonanmaruae
Binomial name
Narcetes shonanmaruae
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Narcetes shonamaruae, the yokozuna slickhead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a slickhead belonging to the family Alepocephalidae. It was first formally described in 2021, the description being based on four specimens which were collected below a depth of 2,171 m (7,123 ft) in Suruga Bay in Japan. The specific name references Shonan Maru, the ship the specimens were collected from.[2] The proposed English name, yokozuna slickhead, refers to the highest ranking of sumo wrestler, the yokozuna.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Narcetes Shonanmaruae" in FishBase. February 2021 version.
  2. ^ Fujiwara, Yoshihiro; Kawato, Masaru; Poulsen, Jan Yde; Ida, Hitoshi; Chikaraishi, Yoshito; Ohkouchi, Naohiko; Oguri, Kazumasa; Gotoh, Shinpei; Ozawa, Genki; Tanaka, Sho; Miya, Masaki (2021-01-25). "Discovery of a colossal slickhead (Alepocephaliformes: Alepocephalidae): an active-swimming top predator in the deep waters of Suruga Bay, Japan". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 2490. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-80203-6. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7835233. PMID 33495481.
  3. ^ Masahiro Yoneyama (26 January 2021). "Unknown sumo champion-class fish species found off Shizuoka". The Asahi Shimbun.

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