Alepocephalus bairdii, Baird's slickhead : fisheries

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Alepocephalus bairdii Goode & Bean, 1879

Baird's slickhead
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Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders.) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Alepocephalus: Greek, alepos, alepidotos = without scales + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823–1887) was an American zoologist and giant of American ornithology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Goode & Bean.

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

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

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Prickkarta | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

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

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

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri


Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

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).

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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: Version 2025-1)

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

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 3.4 - 10.2, mean 6.9 °C (based on 170 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00316 (0.00189 - 0.00529), b=3.19 (3.04 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.54 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 13.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (K=0.077; tmax=38; Fec = 458 (per batch)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 15.6 [8.0, 45.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.408 [0.139, 1.088] mg/100g; Protein = 11.5 [9.6, 14.7] %; Omega3 = 0.351 [0.149, 0.942] g/100g; Selenium = 29.1 [12.3, 69.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.9 [2.5, 59.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.334 [0.210, 0.548] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.