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Talismania longifilis (Brauer, 1902)

Longtail slickhead
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Threadfin slickhead
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Doonan, I.J., M. Dunn and A.C. Hart, 2009
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the Northeastern and Eastern Chatham Rise (Ref. 87166). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Threadfin slickhead, 丝尾塔氏鱼, 絲尾塔氏魚, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders.) > 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 Ecologia

marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 750 - 1550 m (Ref. 4460).   Deep-water; 23°N - 46°S, 136°E - 169°W (Ref. 57338)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: Western Sahara south to Angola. Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique Ridge (Ref. 2711), Great Australian Bight and Shoalhaven Bight, N.S.W (Ref. 7300).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 46.3 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4460)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 20 - 25; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 19 - 25.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Markle, D.F., 1986. Alepocephalidae. p. 218-223. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2711)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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