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Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Talismania: Persian, tilism and taken after Greek, telesma, teleo = to make a sacrifice, and after, talisman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 300 - 2000 m (Ref. 35724). Deep-water; 62°N - 37°S, 150°E - 75°W
Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980) to Peru (Ref. 35724). Southwest Pacific: New South Wales, Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 96339)
Spine dorsali (totale): 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 17-24; Spine anali 0; Raggi anali molli: 17 - 24; Vertebre: 43 - 50. Branchiostegal rays: 7-8.
Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 7300). Oviparous, with mesopelagic eggs and larvae, or probably in deeper waters (Ref. 35724).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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