Narcetes stomias
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Narcetes |
| Species: | N. stomias
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| Binomial name | |
| Narcetes stomias (Gilbert, 1890)
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Narcetes stomias, the blackhead salmon, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads).[3][4]
Classification[edit]
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[edit]
Narcetes stomias is blackish in colour.[6] Its maximum length is 57.5 centimetres (1.89 ft).[2]
Habitat[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Denmark), Jorgen Nielsen (Natural History Museum of; Denmark), Steen Wilhelm Knudsen (Natural History Museum; Franz Uiblein (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) (July 10, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Narcetes stomias". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Narcetes stomias (Gilbert, 1890)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ "Narcetes stomias". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
- ^ "ADW: Narcetes stomias: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org.
- ^ The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A Thoroughly Accurate, Practical & Exhaustive Work of Reference to All the Words in the English Language ...%2C%20%22hard-mouthed%22)&f=false
- ^ a b "Marine Species Identification Portal : Blackhead salmon - Narcetes stomias". species-identification.org.
- ^ "Bureau of Fisheries Document". U.S. Government Printing Office. September 13, 1930 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Narcetes stomias, Blackhead salmon". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584 – via Google Books.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Olssonium turneri Bray & Gibson, 1980". www.marinespecies.org.
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