''Narcetes'' is a genus of

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s. It was formally described by Alfred William Alcock in 1890. It currently contains six described species. The generic name is from Greek νάρκη (''narkē'', "

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") and -της (''tēs'', forming a masculine noun meaning, from a place).

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' Narcetes erimelas'' Alcock, 1890 * '' Narcetes kamoharai''

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, 1984 * '' Narcetes lloydi'' Fowler, 1934 (Lloyd's slickhead) *''

Narcetes shonanmaruae ''Narcetes shonanmaruae'', the yokozuna slickhead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a slickhead belonging to the family Alepocephalidae. It was first formally described in 2021, the description being based on four specimens which were col ...

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, 2021 (Yokozuna slickhead) * '' Narcetes stomias'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Blackhead salmon) * '' Narcetes wonderi'' Herre, 1935

References

Alepocephalidae {{Argentiniformes-stub