Common names from other countries

Alépocéphale de Baird, Talismán celindra, Плешан, ... more

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> Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders.) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Alepocephalus: Greek, alepos, alepidotos = without scales + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 365 - 1700 m (Ref. 4460). Deep-water; 66°N - 17°N, 78°W - 0°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Greenland and Iceland southward to 17°N. Western Atlantic: Greenland to Grand Banks and 29°52'N, 77°09'W.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m 55.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4460); rapporterad maxålder: 38 år (Ref. 41452)

Found over ooze and sand bottoms (Ref. 4736). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Feeds mostly on coelenterates, but also decapods, tunicates and fishes (Ref. 4736).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Annual fecundity indeterminate (Ref. 51440).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Markle, D.F. and J.-C. Quéro, 1984. Alepocephalidae (including Bathylaconidae, Bathyprionidae). p. 228-253. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4736)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 July 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Alepocephalus bairdii Goode & Bean, 1879