Baird's slickhead (Alepocephalus bairdii) fish species and information / pictures of Baird's slickhead - Alepocephalus bairdii

Baird's slickhead (Alepocephalus bairdii) fish species information

Scientific Name
Alepocephalus bairdii

Common Name
Baird's slickhead

Biology
Found over ooze and sand bottoms (Ref. 4736). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Feeds mostly on coelenterates, but also decapods, tunicates and fishes (Ref. 4736).

Classification

Classified By
Goode & Bean, 1879
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Smelts (Osmeriformes)
Family
Slickheads (Alepocephalidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Atlantic
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Greenland and Iceland southward to 17?N. Western Atlantic: Greenland to Grand Banks and 29?52'N, 77?09'W.
Range
67°N - 17°N, 78°W - 4°E

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
365 m
Depth To - meters
1700 m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 365 - 1700 m (Ref. 4460)
Trophic Level
3.69 s.e. 0.54 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
100.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Vulnerability
High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100)
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.077; tmax=38; Fec = 458 (per batch))
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated