Einara
Appearance
Einara | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: | Einara Parr, 1951 |
Type species | |
Alepocephalus macrolepis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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[2]
The etymology of the genus name is uncertain but could refer Norwegian marine biologist Einar Koefoed.[3]
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Einara edentula (Alcock, 1892) (toothless smooth-head)
- Einara macrolepis (Koefoed, 1927) (loosescale smooth-head)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alepocephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Einara". FishBase. February 2022 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (23 May 2021). "Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES" (PDF). The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 31 March 2022.