Biology:Alepocephalus

Short description: Genus of fishes

Alepocephalus
California slickhead, Alepocephalus tenebrosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Alepocephaliformes
Family:	Alepocephalidae
Genus:	Alepocephalus A. Risso, 1820
Type species
Alepocephalus rostratus

Alepocephalus is a genus of slickheads found in all oceans.

Species

Alepocephalus sp.

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:

• Alepocephalus agassizii Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883 (Agassiz' slickhead)

Agassiz' slickhead, Alepocephalus agassizii

• Alepocephalus andersoni Fowler, 1934
• Alepocephalus antipodianus (Parrott, 1948) (Antipodean slickhead)
• Alepocephalus asperifrons Garman, 1899
• Alepocephalus australis Barnard, 1923 (Small scaled brown slickhead)
• Alepocephalus bairdii Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 (Baird's smooth-head)

Baird's smooth-head, Alepocephalus bairdii

• Alepocephalus bicolor Alcock, 1891 (Bicolor slickhead)
• Alepocephalus blanfordii Alcock, 1892
• Alepocephalus dentifer Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979
• Alepocephalus fundulus Garman, 1899
• Alepocephalus longiceps Lloyd, 1909 (Longfin slickhead)
• Alepocephalus longirostris Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984 (Longsnout slickhead)
• Alepocephalus melas F. de Buen, 1961
• Alepocephalus owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1908 (Owston's slickhead)
• Alepocephalus planifrons Sazonov, 1993

Smalleye smooth-head, Alepocephalus productus

• Alepocephalus productus T. N. Gill, 1883 (Smalleye smooth-head)
• Alepocephalus rostratus A. Risso, 1820 (Risso's smooth-head)
• Alepocephalus tenebrosus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (California slickhead)
• Alepocephalus triangularis Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984 (Triangulate slickhead)

Risso's smooth-head, Alepocephalus rostratus

• Alepocephalus umbriceps D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914 (Slickhead)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2201186 entry