Antipodean slickhead

Alepocephalus antipodianus

Descending from four hundred into thousand meter darkness

Antipodean slickhead is a marine fish of Western Central Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 66.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Slickheads and Tubeshoulders
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Alepocephalus
Maximum length: 66.2 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Pacific. Southern Indian Ocean: Maybe another species in Kerguelen Is. (Ref. 45488 ).

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