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Alepocephalus agassizii Goode & Bean, 1883 Agassiz' slickhead |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 123 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 534 - 2500 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Greenland, west of British Isles, Morocco south to Mauritania. Western Atlantic: Davis Strait south to Honduras. | |||
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| Biology: | Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Found over sand and clay bottoms. Gregarious. Feeds mostly ctenophores, but also crustaceans, echinoderms and polychaetes (Ref. 4460). Minimum depth based from Ref. 117245. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||