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Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Leptochilichthys: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Garman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 2000 - 3100 m (Ref. 6558). Deep-water; 51°N - 13°N
Eastern Atlantic: several records between 14°11'N (off Senegal) and 50°08'N. Elsewhere, eastern Pacific, from the equator to 38°24'N. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 38717). Reported from the Indian Ocean (Ref. 43180).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6558)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Bathypelagic (Ref. 96339). Rare and poorly known.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Markle, D.F. and Y.I. Sazanov, 1990. Leptochilichthyidae. p. 244-245. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 6558)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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