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Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Talismania: Persian, tilism and taken after Greek, telesma, teleo = to make a sacrifice, and after, talisman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 300 - 2000 m (Ref. 35724). Deep-water; 62°N - 37°S, 150°E - 75°W
Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (Ref. 11980) to Peru (Ref. 35724). Southwest Pacific: New South Wales, Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 96339)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 17 - 24; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 17 - 24; Vertèbres: 43 - 50. Branchiostegal rays: 7-8.
Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 7300). Oviparous, with mesopelagic eggs and larvae, or probably in deeper waters (Ref. 35724).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 3.1 - 8, mean 4.9 °C (based on 110 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).