Toothless smooth-head (Einara edentula)

Scientific name: Einara edentula Alcock, 1892

The Toothless smooth-head (Einara edentula) is a marine fish of the family Alepocephalidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Einara edentula
Family
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.3
Depth range
700–2000 m (2297–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 700 - 2000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: isolated records between Morocco and Madeira Island and south-west of Azores Island. Western Atlantic: off George's Bank. Elsewhere, Indian Ocean and eastern and western Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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