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Alepocephalus tenebrosus Gilbert, 1892

California slickhead
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> Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders.) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Alepocephalus: Greek, alepos, alepidotos = without scales + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335);  tenebrosus: tenebrosus meaning dark or gloomy, coming from the great depths where not even shadows occur..
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien bathydemersaal; diepte 46 - 5500 m (Ref. 4525). Deep-water

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North Pacific: Bering Sea to at least California, USA. Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 35724).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2850)

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Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 15 - 18; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 15 - 18; Wervels: 51 - 55. Branchiostegal rays: 6-7.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Found near or on bottoms (Ref. 2850). Feed on small crustaceans. Regarded as inferior food because of its soft, fleshy texture (Ref. 4525). Oviparous, with mesopelagic and bathypelagic larvae (Ref. 35724).

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Oviparous (Ref. 35724).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless





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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 0.2 - 4.1, mean 2.3 °C (based on 389 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00347 (0.00164 - 0.00733), b=3.19 (3.00 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 3.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.30).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).