Biology:Narcetes kamoharai
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Narcetes |
| Species: | N. kamoharai
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| Binomial name | |
| Narcetes kamoharai Okamura, 1984
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Narcetes kamoharai is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads). The fish is found in the Western Pacific with Japan and the Philippines in its range. This species reaches a length of 34 cm (13 in).[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Toshiji Kamohara (1901–1972), an ichthyologist at Kochi University.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Narcetes kamoharai" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES (Slickheads)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/alepocephaliformes/.
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p.
Wikidata ☰ Q1869006 entry
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