| Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) |
| 24 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1000 - 1140 m |
| Western Pacific: reported from Ryukyu Trough, China and Australia (Western Australia). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-19; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 18-21. Pored scales in lateral line fewer than 60. Frontal bone flat above the eye, not forming a ridge. Snout not spatulate, but pointed anteriorly, shorter than 1.5 times orbit diameter. Palatine teeth minute. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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