Bajacalifornia calcarata (Weber, 1913)
Brown slickhead

Family:  Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Max. size:  38 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 350 - 1100 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: in tropical waters. Indo-West Pacific: widely distributed from Gulf of Aden to the western Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality: Macasar Strait, Sulawesi, 0°36.5'S, 119°29.5'E, 724 m; Ceram Sea 3°27.0'S, 131°0.5'E, 567 m, Siboga sta. 85 and 173 (Ref. 26282).


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