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Antipodean slickhead (Alepocephalus antipodianus)
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Ecological Illustration of Antipodean slickhead (Alepocephalus antipodianus)
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Alepocephalidae

Antipodean slickhead

Alepocephalus antipodianus

Descending from four hundred into thousand meter darkness

  • Black
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Large

Antipodean slickhead is a marine fish of Western Central Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 66.2 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Slickheads and Tubeshoulders
Family
Alepocephalidae
Genus
Alepocephalus
Water type
Marine
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