Narcetes
Narcetes is a genus of slickheads. It was formally described by Alfred William Alcock in 1890. It currently contains six described species.
| Narcetes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Narcetes Alcock, 1890 |
| Species | |
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6, see text. | |
The generic name is from Greek νάρκη (narkē, "stingray" or "numbness") and -της (tēs, forming a masculine noun meaning, from a place).
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