Family: |
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) |
Max. size: |
123 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 600 - 2500 m |
Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Greenland, west of British Isles, Morocco south to Mauritania. Western Atlantic: Davis Strait south to Honduras. |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Found over sand and clay bottoms. Gregarious. Feeds mostly ctenophores, but also crustaceans, echinoderms and polychaetes (Ref. 4460). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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