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Bicolor slickhead (Alepocephalus bicolor)
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Ecological Illustration of Bicolor slickhead (Alepocephalus bicolor)
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Alepocephalidae

Bicolor slickhead

Alepocephalus bicolor

An elongated body in the Ryukyu Trough

  • Black
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Bicolor slickhead is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 29 cm.

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