| Family: |
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) |
| Max. size: |
26.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 600 - 1500 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: off Azores Island, and from Western Sahara south to Angola. Elsewhere, tropical western Atlantic and Indian Ocean off Saya-de-Malha Bank and Broken Ridge. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 38717). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Benthic to benthopelagic (Ref. 51024). Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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