''Einara'' is a small
genus
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of
slickhead
Slickheads, also known as nakedheads or smoothheads, are deep water fishes that belong to the family Alepocephalidae. They are most commonly found in the bathypelagic layer, which is approximately 3000m below the surface. They get their name from ...
s found in the deep waters of the oceans. They can grow to
standard length
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.
Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...
[
The etymology of the genus name is uncertain but could refer Norwegian marine biologist ]Einar Koefoed
Einar Laurentius Koefoed (1875–1963) was a Danish-born marine biologist who spent most of his professional career in Norway.
'' Searsia koefoedi'' (Koefoed's searsid) is named after Einar Koefoed. Also the genus '' Einara'' might be named aft ...
.[
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Species
There are currently two recognized species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in this genus:[
* '' Einara edentula'' ( Alcock, 1892) (toothless smooth-head)
* '' Einara macrolepis'' ( Koefoed, 1927) (loosescale smooth-head)
]
References
Alepocephalidae
Ray-finned fish genera
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Eide Parr
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