Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17. Pelvic fins small (Ref. 27363).

Common Names

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Småøjet glathovedfisk , Danish , Denmark

Smalleye smooth-head , English , UK

Smalleye smooth-head , English , UK

Patagonia-sekitoriiwashi , Japanese , Japan

阿根廷平头鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

阿根廷平頭魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Alepocephaliformes

Family: Alepocephalidae

Genus: Alepocephalus

Species: Alepocephalus productus Gill, 1883

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Possibly circumglobal. Eastern Atlantic: off southwestern Ireland, and Morocco. Western Atlantic: two localities (20° and 39°N). One specimen from the Patagonian region of Argentina (Ref. 27363). Possibly in the Western Central Pacific (38717).

Biology

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Found over soft bottoms (Ref. 27363). Maximum length based on a single specimen (Ref. 27363).

Habitat

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bathydemersal