Smallscale smooth-head (Bathytroctes microlepis)

Scientific name: Bathytroctes microlepis G?nther, 1878

Smallscale smooth-head (Bathytroctes microlepis)

The Smallscale smooth-head (Bathytroctes microlepis) is a marine fish of the family Alepocephalidae.

Biology

Cheeks or the upper part of the operculum without scales (less than 2 scale rows below the postorbital canal). Transverse scale rows at least ten more than the lateral line (rarely less than 10).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bathytroctes microlepis
Family
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
32.3
Depth range
0–4900 m (0–16076 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 4900 m, usually ? - 1800 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off southwestern Ireland, Bay of Biscay southward to Namibia including Azores and Madeira Islands. Elsewhere, western Atlantic, South China Sea, southeast Pacific and in tropical waters of the eastern Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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