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Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Bajacalifornia: Taken from this peninsula in America (Ref. 45335). More on author: Nichols.
Ambiente / Clima / Range
Ecologia
; marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 1080 m (Ref. 2908). Deep-water, preferred ?; 48°N - 56°S, 32°E - 66°W
Western Indian Ocean: Saudi Arabia (Ref. 2908). Eastern Pacific: USA (Ref. 5515) and Chile (Ref. 9068). Also including the Gulf of California (Ref. 35724).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 34613)
Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 14-17; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 12 - 14; Vertebre: 46 - 48. Branchiostegal rays: 7.
Mesopelagic, but also probably associated with the bottom (Ref. 35724). Oviparous, with mesopelagic larvae, probably found in deeper waters (Ref. 35724).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Fowler, H.W., 1956. Fishes of the Red Sea and southern Arabia. Branchiostomida to Polynemida. The Weizmann Science Press of Israel, Jerusalem. 240 p. (Ref. 2908)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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