| Family: |
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; depth range 1000 - 3200 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: scattered records from 53°N south to Azores, then from Morocco southward to Namibia. Eastern Pacific: off Hawaii. Indo-West Pacific: including Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Elsewhere, Indian Ocean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-18; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 13-15 |
| Biology: |
Bathypelagic to benthopelagic (Ref. 4460). Mesopelagic at 1000-1600 m (Ref. 58302). Bottom trawl captures between 1,000-1,600 m and mid-water captures between 1,600-3,200 m (Ref. 4460). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(Ref. 96402)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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