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Alepocephalidae

abyssal smooth-head

Rinoctes nasutus

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Medium
Maximum length
19 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: south-west of Ireland, Azores Island, scattered records off Morocco and off Mauritania. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 4736 ). Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 38717 ). Reported from the Indian Ocean (Ref. 43180 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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RELATED SPECIES

Agassiz' smoothhead (Alepocephalus agassizii) Agassiz' smoothheadAlepocephalus agassizii Antipodean slickhead (Alepocephalus antipodianus) Antipodean slickheadAlepocephalus antipodianus Small scaled brown slickhead (Alepocephalus australis) Small scaled brown slickheadAlepocephalus australis Baird's smoothhead (Alepocephalus bairdii) Baird's smoothheadAlepocephalus bairdii Bicolor slickhead (Alepocephalus bicolor) Bicolor slickheadAlepocephalus bicolor Blanford's naked head (Alepocephalus blanfordii) Blanford's naked headAlepocephalus blanfordii Alepocephalus fundulus Alepocephalus fundulusAlepocephalus fundulus Longfin slickhead (Alepocephalus longiceps) Longfin slickheadAlepocephalus longiceps

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