''Ericandersonia'' is a monospecific genus belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The only species is ''Ericandersonia sagamia'', a deepwater fish in the family Zoarcidae. The genus and species were newly described in 2006. It was found in Sagami Bay,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, at depths of between . The genus name honours the South African based American

ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octobe ...

M. Eric Anderson ( ; ; pl. ; ; 1512, from Middle French , literally "my lord") is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It has now become the customary French title of respec ...

in recognition of his eelpout studies.

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q13220861, from2=Q1931392 Gymnelinae Endemic fish of Japan Fish described in 2006 Monotypic ray-finned fish genera Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN