Alepocephalus
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California slickhead, Alepocephalus tenebrosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Argentiniformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: | Alepocephalus A. Risso, 1820 |
Alepocephalus is a genus of slickheads found in all oceans.
Species

Alepocephalus sp.
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Alepocephalus agassizii Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883 (Agassiz' slickhead)

Agassiz' slickhead, Alepocephalus agassizii
- Alepocephalus andersoni Fowler, 1934
- Alepocephalus antipodianus (Parrott, 1948) (Antipodean slickhead)
- Alepocephalus asperifrons Garman, 1899
- Alepocephalus australis Barnard, 1923 (Small scaled brown slickhead)
- Alepocephalus bairdii Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 (Baird's smooth-head)

Baird's smooth-head, Alepocephalus bairdii
- Alepocephalus bicolor Alcock, 1891 (Bicolor slickhead)
- Alepocephalus blanfordii Alcock, 1892
- Alepocephalus dentifer Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979
- Alepocephalus fundulus Garman, 1899
- Alepocephalus longiceps Lloyd, 1909 (Longfin slickhead)
- Alepocephalus longirostris Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984 (Longsnout slickhead)
- Alepocephalus melas F. de Buen, 1961
- Alepocephalus owstoni S. Tanaka (I), 1908 (Owston's slickhead)
- Alepocephalus planifrons Sazonov, 1993

Smalleye smooth-head, Alepocephalus productus
- Alepocephalus productus T. N. Gill, 1883 (Smalleye smooth-head)
- Alepocephalus rostratus A. Risso, 1820 (Risso's smooth-head)
- Alepocephalus tenebrosus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (California slickhead)
- Alepocephalus triangularis Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984 (Triangulate slickhead)

Risso's smooth-head, Alepocephalus rostratus
- Alepocephalus umbriceps D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914 (Slickhead)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Alepocephalus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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