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Alepocephalus bicolor Alcock, 1891

Bicolor slickhead
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders.) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Alepocephalus: Greek, alepos, alepidotos = without scales + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Alcock.

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 439 - 1080 m (Ref. 44023). Deep-water

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Indo-Pacific: ranging to the Ryukyu Trough.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26165)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 22; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 29. Pored scales in lateral line more than 60. Anal fin rays numerous. Base of anal fin extending backward much beyond the posterior end of the dorsal fin. Orbit diameter less than two-thirds of snout length. Reaches 24 cm SL.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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