Alepocephalus bairdii Goode & Bean, 1879
Baird's slickhead
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Alepocephalus bairdii
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Alepocephalus: Greek, alepos, alepidotos = without scales + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823–1887) was an American zoologist and giant of American ornithology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Etymology: Alepocephalus: Greek, alepos, alepidotos = without scales + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823–1887) was an American zoologist and giant of American ornithology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 365 - 1700 m (Ref. 4460). Deep-water; 66°N - 17°N, 78°W - 0°E
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Atlantic: Greenland and Iceland southward to 17°N. Western Atlantic: Greenland to Scotian Shelf and 29°52'N, 77°09'W.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 55.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4460); max. reported age: 38 years (Ref. 41452)
Max length : 100.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4460); max. reported age: 38 years (Ref. 41452)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found over ooze and sand bottoms (Ref. 4736). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Feeds mostly on coelenterates, but also decapods, tunicates and fishes (Ref. 4736).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Annual fecundity indeterminate (Ref. 51440).
Main reference
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Markle, D.F. and J.-C. Quéro, 1984. Alepocephalidae (including Bathylaconidae, Bathyprionidae). p. 228-253. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4736)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 July 2012
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00316 (0.00188 - 0.00531), b=3.19 (3.04 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.54 se; based on food items. |
| Generation time | 13.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.077; tmax=38; Fec = 458 (per batch)). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100). 🛈 |
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Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown. |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 15.6 [8.0, 45.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.408 [0.139, 1.088] mg/100g; Protein = 11.5 [9.6, 14.7] %; Omega3 = 0.351 [0.149, 0.942] g/100g; Selenium = 29.1 [12.3, 69.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.9 [2.5, 59.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.334 [0.210, 0.548] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |