Smallscale smooth-head

Bathytroctes microlepis

A small scaled deep fish of the eastern Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Europe
Elongated
Medium

Smallscale smooth-head is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: A small scaled deep fish of the eastern Atlantic.

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