WoRMS taxon details
Narcetes shonanmaruae Poulsen, Ida, Kawato & Fujiwara, 2021
1517698 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1517698)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fujiwara, Y.; Kawato, M.; Poulsen, J. Y.; Ida, H.; Chikaraishi, Y.; Ohkouchi, N.; Oguri, K.; Gotoh, S.; Ozawa, G.; Tanaka, S.; Miya, M.; Sado, T.; Kimoto, K.; Toyofuku, T.; Tsuchida, S. (2021). Discovery of a colossal slickhead (Alepocephaliformes: Alepocephalidae): an active-swimming top predator in the deep waters of Suruga Bay, Japan. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 11(1): 2490., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80203-6 [details]
Type locality contained in Suruga Bay
type locality contained in Suruga Bay [details]
Distribution Currently only known from Suruga Bay at depths deeper than 2100 m.
Etymology The species epithet shonanmaruae is a feminine noun in Latin, referring to the ship ‘Shonan maru’ from which the type...
Distribution Currently only known from Suruga Bay at depths deeper than 2100 m. [details]
Etymology The species epithet shonanmaruae is a feminine noun in Latin, referring to the ship ‘Shonan maru’ from which the type...
Etymology The species epithet shonanmaruae is a feminine noun in Latin, referring to the ship ‘Shonan maru’ from which the type materials were caught, honouring the vessel’s considerable contribution to deep-sea fish research in the area. The proposed Japanese vernacular name is ‘Yokozuna Iwashi’. This species belongs to the family Alepocephalidae, which is referred to as ‘Sekitori Iwashi’ in Japanese: ‘Sekitori’ meaning a sumo wrestler and ‘Iwashi’ meaning a sardine, thereby implying a massive sardine. The term ‘Yokozuna’ refers to the highest rank in sumo wrestling in Japan. Accordingly, we propose the name ‘Yokozuna Iwashi’ as being indicative of the large body size and the high trophic position of the newly described species. English vernacular name: Yokozuna Slickhead. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Narcetes shonanmaruae Poulsen, Ida, Kawato & Fujiwara, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1517698 on 2024-11-21
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original description
Fujiwara, Y.; Kawato, M.; Poulsen, J. Y.; Ida, H.; Chikaraishi, Y.; Ohkouchi, N.; Oguri, K.; Gotoh, S.; Ozawa, G.; Tanaka, S.; Miya, M.; Sado, T.; Kimoto, K.; Toyofuku, T.; Tsuchida, S. (2021). Discovery of a colossal slickhead (Alepocephaliformes: Alepocephalidae): an active-swimming top predator in the deep waters of Suruga Bay, Japan. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 11(1): 2490., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80203-6 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Currently only known from Suruga Bay at depths deeper than 2100 m. [details]Etymology The species epithet shonanmaruae is a feminine noun in Latin, referring to the ship ‘Shonan maru’ from which the type materials were caught, honouring the vessel’s considerable contribution to deep-sea fish research in the area. The proposed Japanese vernacular name is ‘Yokozuna Iwashi’. This species belongs to the family Alepocephalidae, which is referred to as ‘Sekitori Iwashi’ in Japanese: ‘Sekitori’ meaning a sumo wrestler and ‘Iwashi’ meaning a sardine, thereby implying a massive sardine. The term ‘Yokozuna’ refers to the highest rank in sumo wrestling in Japan. Accordingly, we propose the name ‘Yokozuna Iwashi’ as being indicative of the large body size and the high trophic position of the newly described species. English vernacular name: Yokozuna Slickhead. [details]
Holotype JAMSTEC No. 1160053133 (Sample ID: SH8-69), 121.0 cm SL, female, Suruga Bay, 2171 m depth, 4th February 2016, collected by YF, GenBank No. AP018429. [details]