Biology:Narcetes wonderi

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Narcetes wonderi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Narcetes
Species:
N. wonderi
Binomial name
Narcetes wonderi
Herre, 1935

Narcetes wonderi is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads). It is found in the waters of Japan.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of taxidermist Frank C. Wonder (1904-1963) of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Narcetes wonderi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. "Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES (Slickheads)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/alepocephaliformes/. 
  • Nakabo, T., 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition I. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp v-866.

Wikidata ☰ Q2031165 entry