Ericandersonia | |
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Specimen in Enoshima Aquarium | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Zoarcidae |
Subfamily: | Gymnelinae |
Genus: | Ericandersonia |
Species: | E. sagamia
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Binomial name | |
Ericandersonia sagamia |
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). [1] The genus name honours the South African based American ichthyologist M. Eric Anderson in recognition of his eelpout studies. [2]