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Common names: Glámur, Slætthøvd
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: During the summer 1939, date and depth unknown, fishermen from Mykines caught 2 specimens on hook and donated them to the Tórshavn Museum. One of the specimens was a big female, 92 cm, and a detailed description is given in the reference.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/fo.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Joensen, J.S. and Å. Vedel Tåning, 1970
National Database:

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 Ecología

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 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 / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 55.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4460); edad máxima reportada: 38 años (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).

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Annual fecundity indeterminate (Ref. 51440).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 3.4 - 10.2, mean 6.9 (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).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.54 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (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.

Alepocephalus bairdii Goode & Bean, 1879