Alepocephalidae

Smallscale smoothhead

Leptochilichthys microlepis

Fine scaled dark body descending abyssal Japanese slopes

• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Medium

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