Scientific Name
Rouleina squamilatera

Common Name
Bluntsnout slickhead

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19

Classification

Classified By

Alcock, 1898

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Slickheads (Alepocephalidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Sea of Okhotsk, and the Great Australian Bight; New Zealand (Ref. 5755).

Range

34°N - 44°S, 3°E - 146°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

677 m

Depth To - meters

1150 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 677 - 1150 m (Ref. 44037)

Trophic Level

3.37 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

38.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (58 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated