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Bajacalifornia megalops (Lütken, 1898)

Bigeye smooth-head
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Namibia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 4460.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bigeye slickhead, Bigeye smoothhead, Alépocéphale à grands yeux, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders.) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Bajacalifornia: Taken from this peninsula in America (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lütken.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas batipelágico; intervalo de profundidade 150 - 3200 m (Ref. 50610), usually 800 - 1400 m (Ref. 36731).   Deep-water; 67°N - 36°S, 151°E - 10°W (Ref. 57319)

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: southern Greenland and Iceland to Azores and 22°S. Western Atlantic: 40°N to the equator. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). Indian Ocean.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 36731)

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Mesopelagic to benthopelagic (Ref. 2711). Adults usually in 820-1,425 m (Ref. 2711).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

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 na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

  Segura ou pouco preocupante (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 July 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para os humanos

  Harmless




Uso pelos humanos


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