| Family: |
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) |
| Max. size: |
16 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 1300 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Ryukyu Trough, Japan. Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-21; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 22-24. Pored scales in lateral line less than 60. frontal bone flat above the eye, not forming a ridge. Snout spatulate, sharply protruded, more than 1.5 times the orbit diameter. Palatine teeth sharp. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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