Antipodean Slickhead, Alepocephalus antipodianus (Parrott 1948)
An Antipodean Slickhead, Alepocephalus antipodianus, from seamounts in the Tasman Sea. Source: Robin McPhee / NORFANZ Founding Parties. License: All rights reserved
Antipodean Slickhead, Alepocephalus antipodianus (Parrott 1948)
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Distribution |
Off Broken Bay, New South Wales, to west of Shark Bay, Western Australia, including off Tasmania; also the Lord Howe Plateau and the Norfolk Ridge in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere, the species occurs worldwide in tropical to sub-Antarctic latitudes. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 17–18; Anal fin 19–20; Pectoral fin 8–10; Pelvic fin 7; Lateral line 55–73; Gill rakers 6–9 + 14–20 = 20–28; Vertebrae (preural) 51–57. Head rather wide and long, head length about 32% SL, snout length usually equal to or slightly shorter than eye diameter, rarely slightly longer; upper jaw to or beyond middle of eye; no white connective tissue along eye margin. |
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Size |
To 56 cm SL. |
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Colour |
Body brownish pink, yellowish where scales and skin have been removed. The scale pockets are dark, and the head is black. |
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Biology |
Almost nothing is known of the biology of this species. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2023 |
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Resources |
Antipodean Slickhead, Alepocephalus antipodianus (Parrott 1948)
References
Sazonov, Y.I. & Markle, D.F. 1999. Family Alepocephalidae. pp. 1888-1893 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 1397-2068 pp.
Williams, A. & Sazonov, Y.I. 2008. Family Alepocephalidae and Platytroctidae. pp. 201-210 in Gomon. M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.
Williams, A. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. 59 Family Alepocephalidae. pp. 354-376 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & & Struthers, C.D. (eds). The fishes of New Zealand 2: 1-574
