Agassiz' smooth-head (Leptochilichthys agassizii)

Scientific name: Leptochilichthys agassizii Garman, 1899

The Agassiz' smooth-head (Leptochilichthys agassizii) is a marine fish of the family Leptochilichthyidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Leptochilichthys agassizii
Family
Leptochilichthyidae (Leptochilichthyids)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.8
Depth range
2000–3100 m (6562–10171 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 2000 - 3100 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: several records between 14?11'N (off Senegal) and 50?08'N. Elsewhere, eastern Pacific, from the equator to 38?24'N. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific. Reported from the Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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