| Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads) |
| 42 cm SL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 11 years |
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benthopelagic; depth range 100 - 1175 m |
| Cosmopolitan. Eastern Atlantic: Ireland to Senegal, Canary Islands, and the Gulf of Guinea, including the Mediterranean; also Namibia and South Africa (Ref. 4181). Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (Ref. 9942) and South Africa (Ref. 4181). Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to northern Gulf of Mexico, Great Antilles, and Venezuela to southern Brazil (Moore, pers. comm.). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 10-10. Body dusky pink above, silvery below; paired fins pale (Ref. 4181). Body deep, oval. Scales deciduous, spinules minute, margins usually entire (Ref. 37108). |
| This species is reported to be pelagic in Maul, 1990 (Ref. 3583); however, Schneider, 1990 (Ref. 2683) indicates the species is demersal. Found over muddy bottom (Ref. 26999). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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