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Alepocephalidae
Threadfin smooth-head
Talismania mekistonema
Alepocephalid Fish from Western Atlantic
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Medium
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
MediumThreadfin smooth-head is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 26.7 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Alepocephalidae
- Genus
- Talismania
- Maximum length
- 26.7 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: off Azores Island, and from Western Sahara south to Angola. Elsewhere, tropical western Atlantic and Indian Ocean off Saya-de-Malha Bank and Broken Ridge. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 38717 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
