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Bajacalifornia megalops (Lütken, 1898)

Bigeye smooth-head
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Iceland country information

Common names: Slétthaus
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 4736.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ic.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://brunnur.stjr.is/interpro/sjavarutv/english.nsf/pages/front
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Jonsson, G., 1992
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Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 150 - 3200 m (Ref. 50610), usually 800 - 1400 m (Ref. 36731).   Deep-water; 67°N - 36°S, 151°E - 10°W (Ref. 57319)

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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.

Size / Weight / Age

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

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 July 2012

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Fisheries: of no interest
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