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Alepocephalus longiceps Lloyd, 1909 Longfin slickhead |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 16 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 1300 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Ryukyu Trough, Japan. Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-21; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 22-24. Pored scales in lateral line less than 60. frontal bone flat above the eye, not forming a ridge. Snout spatulate, sharply protruded, more than 1.5 times the orbit diameter. Palatine teeth sharp. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||