Einara
| Einara | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | 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
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
- ^ 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.