Agassiz' slickhead (Alepocephalus agassizii)

Scientific name: Alepocephalus agassizii Goode & Bean, 1883

Agassiz' slickhead (Alepocephalus agassizii)

The Agassiz' slickhead (Alepocephalus agassizii) is a marine fish of the family Alepocephalidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Iceland and Greenland, west of British Isles, Morocco south to Mauritania. Western Atlantic: Davis Strait south to Honduras.

Biology

Bathypelagic. Found over sand and clay bottoms. Gregarious. Feeds mostly ctenophores, but also crustaceans, echinoderms and polychaetes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Alepocephalus agassizii
Family
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
79.0
Common length
70.0
Depth range
600–2500 m (1969–8202 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 600 - 2500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Greenland, west of British Isles, Morocco south to Mauritania. Western Atlantic: Davis Strait south to Honduras.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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