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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Slickheads and Tubeshoulders
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Leptochilichthys
Maximum length: 30.8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: several records between 14°11'N (off Senegal) and 50°08'N. Elsewhere, eastern Pacific, from the equator to 38°24'N. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 38717 ). Reported from the Indian Ocean (Ref. 43180 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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