Alepocephalus

Alepocephalus is a genus of slickheads found in all oceans.

Alepocephalus
California slickhead, Alepocephalus tenebrosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Argentiniformes
Family:
Alepocephalidae
Genus:
Alepocephalus

A. Risso, 1820

Species
Alepocephalus sp.

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:[1]

Agassiz' slickhead, Alepocephalus agassizii
  • Alepocephalus andersoni Fowler, 1934
  • Alepocephalus antipodianus (Parrott, 1948) (Antipodean slickhead)
  • Alepocephalus asperifrons Garman, 1899
  • Alepocephalus australis Barnard, 1923 (Small scaled brown slickhead)
  • Alepocephalus bairdii Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 (Baird's smooth-head)
Baird's smooth-head, Alepocephalus bairdii
  • Alepocephalus bicolor Alcock, 1891 (Bicolor slickhead)
  • Alepocephalus blanfordii Alcock, 1892
  • Alepocephalus dentifer Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979
  • Alepocephalus fundulus Garman, 1899
  • Alepocephalus longiceps Lloyd, 1909 (Longfin slickhead)
  • Alepocephalus longirostris Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984 (Longsnout slickhead)
  • Alepocephalus melas F. de Buen, 1961
  • Alepocephalus owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1908 (Owston's slickhead)
  • Alepocephalus planifrons Sazonov, 1993
Smalleye smooth-head, Alepocephalus productus
  • Alepocephalus productus T. N. Gill, 1883 (Smalleye smooth-head)
  • Alepocephalus rostratus A. Risso, 1820 (Risso's smooth-head)
  • Alepocephalus tenebrosus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (California slickhead)
  • Alepocephalus triangularis Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984 (Triangulate slickhead)
Risso's smooth-head, Alepocephalus rostratus
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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Alepocephalus in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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