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Owston's slickhead (Alepocephalus owstoni)
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Owston's slickhead (Alepocephalus owstoni) specimen
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Alepocephalidae

Owston's slickhead

Alepocephalus owstoni

From Sagami type waters to the Okinawa Trough

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Owston's slickhead is known from Northwest Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Pacific coast of Japan and the Okinawa Trough (East China Sea).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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