Scientific Name
Leptochilichthys pinguis

Common Name
Vaillant's smooth-head

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 16-21; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 18. Pelvic fins with a short splint bone.

Classification

Classified By

Vaillant, 1886

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Leptochilichthyids (Leptochilichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: off South Africa and off Morocco. Western Indian Ocean: off South Africa and Saya-de-Malha Bank. Elsewhere, western tropical Pacific.

Range

35°N -

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

800 m

Depth To - meters

1400 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 800 - 1400 m

Trophic Level

3.26 s.e. 0.39 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

24.3 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (20 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated