Einara

Einara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Einara
Parr, 1951
Type species
Alepocephalus macrolepis
Koefoed, 1927
Synonyms
  • Torictus Parr, 1952

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

The etymology of the genus name is uncertain but could refer Norwegian marine biologist Einar Koefoed.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alepocephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Einara". FishBase. February 2022 version.
  3. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (23 May 2021). "Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES" (PDF). The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 31 March 2022.