Einara

Einara
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Alepocephaliformes
Family:	Alepocephalidae
Genus:	Einara Parr, 1951
Type species
Alepocephalus macrolepis Koefoed, 1927[1]
Synonyms[1]
Torictus Parr, 1952

Einara is a small genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans. They can grow to 22 cm (8.7 in) standard length[2]

The etymology of the genus name is uncertain but could refer Norwegian marine biologist Einar Koefoed.[3]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

• Einara edentula (Alcock, 1892) (toothless smooth-head)
• Einara macrolepis (Koefoed, 1927) (loosescale smooth-head)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alepocephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Einara". FishBase. February 2022 version.
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (23 May 2021). "Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES" (PDF). The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 31 March 2022.