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Alepocephalus planifrons Sazonov, 1993 |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 31.7 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 400 - 750 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Pacific. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal soft rays: 18-21; Vertebrae: 52-54. Head relatively short, <39.5-0.025% SL. Snout short (22-28%HL); broadly triangular anteriorly when viewed from above. Orbit diameter about 1/5 to 1/4 HL, along the whole upper edge and on the separate elongate-shaped part of the lower-posterior part of the orbit are accumulation s of whitish connective tissue. Interorbital space very wide, ca. 17-30% HL, flat, narrows very slightly at the middle of the orbit. Upper jaw extends to below the center of the orbit. Branchiostegal rays 8-9. Transverse rows of scales above lateral line 60-65, 30-35 predorsal. Gill rakers' length less than gill lamellae length, and completely free at the base. Opercle has a projection at the lower anterior corner; subopercle has a wide posterior edge usually with no separate processes. Anus not shifted forward from the origin of the anal fin. Pyloric caeca 12-18 (Ref. 41471). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits continental slopes. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||