Biology:Einara
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Actinopterygii |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Alepocephalidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Einara A. E. Parr, 1951 |
Einara is a small genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans. They can grow to 22 cm (8.7 in) standard length[1]
The etymology of the genus name is uncertain but could refer Norwegian marine biologist Einar Koefoed.[2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Einara edentula (Alcock, 1892) (toothless smooth-head)
- Einara macrolepis (Koefoed, 1927) (loosescale smooth-head)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Einara in FishBase. February 2022 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (23 May 2021). "Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES". The ETYFish Project. https://etyfish.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ETYFish_Alepocephaliformes.pdf. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q2428185 entry
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