| Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) |
| 22 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 500 - 1300 m |
| Western Pacific: Sagami Bay in Japan, East China Sea and the Philippines. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19. Head and body compressed. Eye large, circular. Snout strongly curved, nearly vertical at the tip. Gill rakers well-developed. Scales absent from the body except fro modified ring-like lateral line scales. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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