Smallscale smoothhead

Leptochilichthys microlepis

Data Deficient Alepocephalid Fish of Japanese Waters

Smallscale smoothhead is a marine fish of Northwest Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 30.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Slickheads and Tubeshoulders
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Leptochilichthys
Maximum length: 30.3 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, northernmost district of Honshu, Japan (Ref. 35033 ). Western Central Pacific: off North West Cape, Western Australia (Ref. 75154 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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