Narcetes stomias

Narcetes stomias
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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)
Synonyms [2]
Bathytroctes stomias(Gilbert, 1890) Narcetes affinis(Lloyd, 1906) Narcetes pluriserialis(Garman, 1899)

Narcetes stomias, the blackhead salmon, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads). ^{[3] [4]}

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

1. 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.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Narcetes stomias (Gilbert, 1890)". www.marinespecies.org.
3. "Narcetes stomias". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
4. "ADW: Narcetes stomias: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org.
5. 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
6. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Blackhead salmon - Narcetes stomias". species-identification.org.
7. "Bureau of Fisheries Document". U.S. Government Printing Office. September 13, 1930 – via Google Books.
8. "Narcetes stomias, Blackhead salmon". www.fishbase.se.
9. Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   9783642828584 – via Google Books.
10. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Olssonium turneri Bray & Gibson, 1980". www.marinespecies.org.