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Krefft's smooth-head (Herwigia kreffti)
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Ecological Illustration of Krefft's smooth-head (Herwigia kreffti)
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Alepocephalidae

Krefft's smooth-head

Herwigia kreffti

Forty Centimeters Alepocephalid Fish of Australian Waters

  • Black
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Krefft's smooth-head is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 40 cm.

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