Einara macrolepis (Koefoed, 1927)
Loosescale smooth-head

Family:  Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Max. size:  22 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1300 - 2000 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: isolated records around Madeira Island and from Morocco south to Angola. Elsewhere, Indian Ocean and eastern Pacific; and probably Western Central Pacific (Ref. 38717).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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