Narcetes stomias
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Narcetes stomias, the blackhead salmon, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads).[3][4]
| Narcetes stomias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Narcetes |
| Species: | N. stomias |
| Binomial name | |
| Narcetes stomias (Gilbert, 1890) | |
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Classification
Despite the common name, it is not a true salmon, which are in the genus Salmo and are in the distant Salmoniformes order. Its specific name is from Greek στομίας (stomias, "hard-mouthed").[5]
Description
Narcetes stomias is blackish in colour.[6] Its maximum length is 57.5 centimetres (1.89 ft).[2]
Habitat
Narcetes stomias lives in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean;[7] it is bathypelagic or benthopelagic, living at depths of 1,500–2,300 m (4,900–7,500 ft).[8][9]
Reproduction
Narcetes stomias lays eggs of up to 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter.[6]
The trematode worm Olssonium turneri (family Fellodistomidae) is a parasite upon it.[10]
References
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