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Alepocephalus australis Barnard, 1923 Small scaled brown slickhead |
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photo by
Bañón Díaz, R. |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 69 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1000 - 2600 m | |||
| Distribution: | Circumglobal: In tropical to temperate waters. Eastern Central Atlantic: possibly widely distributed from the Gulf of Guinea to South Africa. Western Atlantic: At about 39° to 10°N. Southwest Pacific. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-19; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19 | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||