''Narcetes'' is a genus of
slickhead
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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'', "
electric ray
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" or "
numbness
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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''
Okamura, 1984
* ''
Narcetes lloydi''
Fowler, 1934 (Lloyd's slickhead)
*''
Narcetes shonanmaruae''
Poulsen, H. Ida, Kawato & Fujiwara Fujiwara (, written: 藤原 lit. "''Wisteria'' field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as .) Notable people with the surname include:
; Families
* The Fujiwara clan and its members
** Fujiwara no Kamatari ...
, 2021 (Yokozuna slickhead)
* ''
Narcetes stomias''
( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Blackhead salmon)
* ''
Narcetes wonderi''
Herre, 1935
References
Alepocephalidae
Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler
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