Alepocephalus australis Barnard, 1923
Small scaled brown slickhead
photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Family:  Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Max. size:  69 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1000 - 2600 m
Distribution:  Circumglobal: In tropical to temperate waters. Eastern Central Atlantic: possibly widely distributed from the Gulf of Guinea to South Africa. Western Atlantic: At about 39° to 10°N. Southwest Pacific.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-19; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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