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Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Alepocephalus: Greek, alepos, alepidotos = without scales + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 430 - 1160 m (Ref. 57178). Deep-water, preferred ?; 23°S - 50°S, 65°E - 160°W (Ref. 57314)
Western Central Pacific. Southern Indian Ocean: Maybe another species in Kerguelen Is. (Ref. 45488).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 66.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101563)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sazonov, Y.I. and D.F. Markle, 1999. Alepocephalidae. Slickheads. p. 1888-11893. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO identification guide for fishery purposes. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 38717)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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