Longfin slickhead

Alepocephalus longiceps

One slender body between Ryukyu and Andaman

Longfin slickhead is known around Northwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 16 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Slickheads and Tubeshoulders
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Alepocephalus
Maximum length: 16 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: Ryukyu Trough, Japan. Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Islands.

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