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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Alepocephalidae Slickheads

Genus: Asquamiceps

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4 species (see list below)

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 33.7 cm SL
 
Asquamiceps caeruleus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic. Indo-W
Max. Length 25.3 cm SL
 
Asquamiceps hjorti
[Barethroat slickhead]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
 
Asquamiceps longmani
[]

Photo by SFSA

Possibly circumglobal.
Max. Length 17.4 cm SL
Asquamiceps velaris Zugmayer, 1911

Photo by SFSA
 
Asquamiceps velaris
[Fanfin smooth-head]
4 Species of Family Alepocephalidae with Genus Asquamiceps
(Slickheads)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1980 Asquamiceps caeruleus Eastern Atlantic 33.7 SL
1927 Asquamiceps hjorti Barethroat slickhead Eastern Atlantic. Indo-W 25.3 SL
1934 Asquamiceps longmani Western Pacific.
1911 Asquamiceps velaris Fanfin smooth-head Possibly circumglobal. 17.4 SL



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