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Family Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratus Risso, 1820 —Risso's smooth-head 72 specimens were caught at depths between 781 and 1,683 m. Length data were available for 51 specimens ranging from 18 to 65 cm TL (43.7±13.2). Habitat and Distribution: bathydemersal, over soft bottoms at about 30...

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Main Authors: Bañon, Rafael, Arronte, Juan Carlos, Rodriguez-Cabello, Cristina, Piñeiro, Carmen-Gloria, Punzon, Antonio, Serrano, Alberto
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Published: Zenodo 2016
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5618883
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5618883
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Summary:Family Alepocephalidae Alepocephalus rostratus Risso, 1820 —Risso's smooth-head 72 specimens were caught at depths between 781 and 1,683 m. Length data were available for 51 specimens ranging from 18 to 65 cm TL (43.7±13.2). Habitat and Distribution: bathydemersal, over soft bottoms at about 300–3,600 m depth, usually at 300–1,600 m. Eastern Atlantic Ocean, from Iceland to Namibia and western Mediterranean Sea. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), HHV (FishBase). Alepocephalus bairdii Goode & Bean, 1879 —Baird's smooth-head 1,895 specimens were caught at depths between 711 and 1,809 m. Length data were available for 1,228 specimens ranging from 13 to 89 cm TL (64.4±12.1). Biometry and meristic: 6 specimens 521–817 mm TL, 443– 708 mm SL; HL: 23.8–28.3; PO: 4.5–5.1; POL: 14.4–17.4; ED: 4.6–7.0; IOW: 3.4–4.4; PD: 55.6–66.4; LD: 12.4– 15.4; PA: 56.1–68.9; LA: 13.8–17.2, PP: 24.6–29.9; PV: 40.6–49.2; LP: 7.7–11.5; LV: 4.9–5.6; H: 17.8–20.5; D: 20–22; A: 21–24; P: 10–13; V: 8–9; Gr: 8–11+1+18–19; SLL: 61–64. Habitat and ... : Published as part of Bañon, Rafael, Arronte, Juan Carlos, Rodriguez-Cabello, Cristina, Piñeiro, Carmen-Gloria, Punzon, Antonio & Serrano, Alberto, 2016, Commented checklist of marine fishes from the Galicia Bank seamount (NW Spain), pp. 293-333 in Zootaxa 4067 (3) on page 306, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/256670 ...