Longtail slickhead (Talismania longifilis)

Scientific name: Talismania longifilis Brauer, 1902

Longtail slickhead (Talismania longifilis)

The Longtail slickhead (Talismania longifilis) is a marine fish of the family Alepocephalidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Western Sahara south to Angola. Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique Ridge, Great Australian Bight and Shoalhaven Bight, N.S.W.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-25; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 19 - 25

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Talismania longifilis
Family
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
46.3
Depth range
750–1550 m (2461–5085 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 750 - 1550 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Western Sahara south to Angola. Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique Ridge, Great Australian Bight and Shoalhaven Bight, N.S.W.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 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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