Photostylus pycnopterus Beebe, 1933 Starry smooth-head |
Family: | Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) | |||
Max. size: | 13 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 701 - 2868 m | |||
Distribution: | Circumglobal. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, and from France south to Morocco including Madeira and Azores Islands; Mauritania south to Guinea Bissau (Ref. 4460). Reported from Western Australia and New South Wales (Ref. 7300). | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Meso- and bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Found in areas with steeply inclined slopes. Ovarian eggs relatively large (1.8 mm in diameter) and few (96 in a female of 10 cm). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |