Narcetes wonderi
Narcetes wonderi is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads). It is found in the waters of Japan.[1]
| Narcetes wonderi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Narcetes |
| Species: | N. wonderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Narcetes wonderi Herre, 1935 | |
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
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Narcetes wonderi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES (Slickheads)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- Nakabo, T., 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition I. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp v-866.
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