Narcetes shonanmaruae
Narcetes shonanmaruae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: | Narcetes |
Species: | N. shonanmaruae
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Binomial name | |
Narcetes shonanmaruae , , & , 2021[1]
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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[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Narcetes Shonanmaruae" in FishBase. February 2021 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Masahiro Yoneyama (26 January 2021). "Unknown sumo champion-class fish species found off Shizuoka". The Asahi Shimbun.
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Categories:
- Alepocephalidae
- Taxa named by Jan Yde Poulsen
- Taxa named by Hitoshi Ida
- Taxa named by Masaru Kawato
- Taxa named by Yoshihiro Fujiwara
- Fish described in 2021
- Ray-finned fish stubs