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Alepocephalidae
Madeiran smooth-head
Rouleina maderensis
Thirty Two Centimeters Alepocephalid Fish of the South African Coast
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- South America
- Elongated
- Medium
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
MediumMadeiran smooth-head is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 32 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Alepocephalidae
- Genus
- Rouleina
- Maximum length
- 32 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: off western Scotland, Madeira and the Azores southward to Liberia. Indian Ocean: off South Africa and Mascarene Plateau. Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068 ). Elsewhere, Northwest Atlantic and western tropical Pacific.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
