Smallscale smooth-head

Bathytroctes microlepis

A small scaled deep fish of the eastern Atlantic

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Europe
Elongated
Medium

Smallscale smooth-head is a marine fish associated with ocean habitats. The available account notes this characteristic: A small scaled deep fish of the eastern Atlantic.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Slickheads and Tubeshoulders
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Bathytroctes
Maximum length: 32.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: off southwestern Ireland, Bay of Biscay southward to Namibia including Azores and Madeira Islands. Elsewhere, western Atlantic, South China Sea, southeast Pacific and in tropical waters of the eastern Indian Ocean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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