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> Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders.) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: nigricans: nigricans meaning blackish (Ref. 4525).
More on authors: Goode & Bean.

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

marin bathypélagique; profondeur 450 - 4540 m (Ref. 96339), usually 1750 - 2200 m (Ref. 4460). Deep-water; 40°N - 40°S, 69°W - 93°E (Ref. 57320)

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Circumglobal in warmer waters. Eastern Atlantic: scattered records from southwest of Ireland to the Azores (Ref. 4736); between 29°23'N to 21°35'S. Eastern Pacific: California Current region (Ref. 35724). Possibly occurring in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 38717).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 96339)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 17-22; Épines anales 0; Rayons mous anaux: 11 - 12; Vertèbres: 41 - 42. Branchiostegal rays: 9-10.

Found in deeper waters (Ref. 35724). Oviparous, with pelagic larvae (Ref. 35724).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Oviparous (Ref. 35724).

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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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Bathylaco nigricans Goode & Bean, 1896