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Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Alepocephalus: Greek, alepos, alepidotos = without scales + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823–1887) was an American zoologist and giant of American ornithology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 365 - 1700 m (Ref. 4460). Deep-water; 66°N - 17°N, 78°W - 0°E
Eastern Atlantic: Greenland and Iceland southward to 17°N. Western Atlantic: Greenland to Grand Banks and 29°52'N, 77°09'W.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm 55.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4460); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 38 Jaren (Ref. 41452)
Found over ooze and sand bottoms (Ref. 4736). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Feeds mostly on coelenterates, but also decapods, tunicates and fishes (Ref. 4736).
Annual fecundity indeterminate (Ref. 51440).
Markle, D.F. and J.-C. Quéro, 1984. Alepocephalidae (including Bathylaconidae, Bathyprionidae). p. 228-253. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4736)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
CITES (Ref. 131153)
Not Evaluated
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
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Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 3.4 - 10.2, mean 6.9 (based on 170 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00316 (0.00189 - 0.00529), b=3.19 (3.04 - 3.34), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.54 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (K=0.077; tmax=38; Fec = 458 (per batch)).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (69 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).