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Species of fish

Ericandersonia
Specimen in Enoshima Aquarium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Gymnelinae
Genus: Ericandersonia
Species: E. sagamia
Binomial name
Ericandersonia sagamia
Shinohara & Sakurai, 2006

Ericandersonia is a monospecific genus belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The only species is Ericandersonia sagamia, a deepwater fish in the family Zoarcidae. The genus and species were newly described in 2006. It was found in Sagami Bay, Japan, at depths of between 880 and 930 m (2,890 and 3,050 ft). The genus name honours the South African based American ichthyologist M. Eric Anderson in recognition of his eelpout studies.

References

  1. Shinohara, G. and H. Sakurai (2006). "Ericandersonia sagamia, a new genus and species of deep-water eelpouts (Perciformes: Zoarcidae) from Japan". Ichthyological Research. 53 (2): 172–178. Bibcode:2006IchtR..53..172S. doi:10.1007/s10228-006-0333-7.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (6 May 2022). "Order Perciformes Suborder Cottoidea: Infraorder Zoarcales: Family: Zoarcidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Ericandersonia
Ericandersonia sagamia
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