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Bigeye smoothhead (Bajacalifornia megalops)
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Alepocephalidae

Bigeye smoothhead

Bajacalifornia megalops

Great eyes descending three thousand meters into darkness

  • Black
  • Near the Equator
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  • Medium

Bigeye smoothhead is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm.

Water type
Marine
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