Scientific Name
Alepocephalus bairdii

Common Name
Baird's slickhead

Biology
Found over ooze and sand bottoms (Ref. 4736). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Feeds mostly on coelenterates, but also decapods, tunicates and fishes (Ref. 4736).

Classification

Classified By

Goode & Bean, 1879

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Slickheads (Alepocephalidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Greenland and Iceland southward to 17?N. Western Atlantic: Greenland to Grand Banks and 29?52'N, 77?09'W.

Range

67°N - 17°N, 78°W - 4°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

365 m

Depth To - meters

1700 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 365 - 1700 m (Ref. 4460)

Trophic Level

3.69 s.e. 0.54 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

100.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown 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: minor commercial

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.077; tmax=38; Fec = 458 (per batch))

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated