Aulastomatomorpha phospherops, Luminous slickhead

Aulastomatomorpha phospherops Alcock, 1890

Luminous slickhead
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Aulastomatomorpha: Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, stoma = mouth + Greek, morphe = shape (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Alcock.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1717 - 2020 m (Ref. 40779). Deep-water

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Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Coral Sea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40779); 20.4 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal soft rays: 33 - 41; Vertebrae: 52. Head naked, covered with soft, tough skin. Cephalic lateralis system with 5 pores each in the supraorbital, preopercular, and mandibular series and 4 in posttemporal series. No trace of supratemporal commissure. Two pores joined by a short, dark canal on lachrymal on each side of snout above the maxillae. Snout elongate with upper jaw shorter than the lower jaw. Head narrow. Body with small, barely or non-imbricate scale pockets. Branchiostegal rays 5 (?). Pyloric caeca 4 (Ref. 40779).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).

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Markle, D.F. and Y.I. Sazonov, 1996. Review of the rare deep-sea genus, Aulastomatomorpha (Teleostei: Salmoniformes), with a discussion of relationships. Copeia 1996(2):497-500. (Ref. 40779)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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