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Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Einara: After Einar Lönnberg, Swedish zoologist; 1865-1924.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1300 - 2000 m (Ref. 4460). Deep-water; 34°N -
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).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4736)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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