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Alepocephalidae
Krefft's smooth-head
Herwigia kreffti
Forty Centimeters Alepocephalid Fish of Australian Waters
- Black
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Oceania
- Elongated
- Medium
Black
Regional distribution
Elongated
MediumKrefft's smooth-head is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 40 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Alepocephalidae
- Genus
- Herwigia
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: scattered records from 53°N south to Azores, then from Morocco southward to Namibia. Eastern Pacific: off Hawaii. Indo-West Pacific: including Australia (Ref. 7300 ) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). Elsewhere, Indian Ocean.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Water
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