Alepocephalidae

Agassiz' smooth-head

Leptochilichthys agassizii

Thirty Point Eight Centimeters Alepocephalid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

• Near the Equator
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Medium

Leptochilichthys agassizii, or Agassiz' smooth-head, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae. It is named for the scientist and engineer Alexander Agassiz (1835–1910), who commanded the 1899 survey aboard the USS Albatross on which the fish was discovered.