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Sharpchin slickhead (Bajacalifornia burragei)
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Sharpchin slickhead (Bajacalifornia burragei) specimen
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Alepocephalidae

Sharpchin slickhead

Bajacalifornia burragei

A sharp chinned deep fish of two oceans

  • Black
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • South America
  • West Asia
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Sharpchin slickhead is a marine fish from Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 18.1 cm.

Maximum length
18.1 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Saudi Arabia (Ref. 2908 ). Eastern Pacific: USA (Ref. 5515 ) and Chile (Ref. 9068 ). Also including the Gulf of California (Ref. 35724 ).

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