Narcetes is a genus of slickheads. It was formally described by Alfred William Alcock in 1890. It currently contains six described species.

Narcetes
Narcetes shonanmaruae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Narcetes
Alcock, 1890
Type species
Narcetes erimelas
Alcock, 1890[1]
Species

6, see text.

Synonyms[1]

The generic name is from Greek νάρκη (narkē, "stingray" or "numbness") and -της (tēs, forming a masculine noun meaning, from a place).[2]

Species

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There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Narcetes stomias, Blackhead salmon". www.fishbase.se.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Narcetes". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  4. ^ Fujiwara, Yoshihiro; Kawato, Masaru; Poulsen, Jan Yde; Ida, Hitoshi; Chikaraishi, Yoshito; Ohkouchi, Naohiko; Oguri, Kazumasa; Gotoh, Shinpei; Ozawa, Genki; Tanaka, Sho; Miya, Masaki (2021-01-25). "Discovery of a colossal slickhead (Alepocephaliformes: Alepocephalidae): an active-swimming top predator in the deep waters of Suruga Bay, Japan". Scientific Reports. 11 (1): 2490. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-80203-6. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7835233. PMID 33495481.