Lloyd's slickhead

Narcetes lloydi

Fifty Centimeters Alepocephalid Fish of the South China Sea

Black
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Elongated
Medium

Lloyd's slickhead (Narcetes lloydi) is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads). The fish is found in the Indo-West Pacific: on Indian Ocean ridges, in the Arabian Sea and the South China Sea. This species reaches a length of 50 cm (20 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Slickheads and Tubeshoulders
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Narcetes
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indian Ocean ridges, Arabian Sea and the South China Sea.

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