Scientific Name
Alepocephalus agassizii

Common Name
Agassiz' slickhead

Biology
Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Found over sand and clay bottoms. Gregarious. Feeds mostly ctenophores, but also crustaceans, echinoderms and polychaetes (Ref. 4460).

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1883

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Slickheads (Alepocephalidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Greenland, west of British Isles, Morocco south to Mauritania. Western Atlantic: Davis Strait south to Honduras.

Range

70°N - 15°N, 72°W - 5°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

600 m

Depth To - meters

2500 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 600 - 2500 m (Ref. 4460)

Trophic Level

3.38 s.e. 0.39 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

79.0 cm

Common Length

70.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of potential interest

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated