CALIFORNIA SLICKHEAD

Alepocephalus tenebrosus

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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        Alepocephalus +
        
        California slickhead
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Found near or on bottoms (Ref. 2850). Feed on small crustaceans. Regarded as inferior food because of its soft, fleshy texture (Ref. 4525). Oviparous, with mesopelagic and bathypelagic larvae (Ref. 35724).

	Meiacanthus lineatus (De Vis, 1884) Lined fangblenny
	Eubalichthys mosaicus (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) Mosaic leatherjacket
	Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802) Whitesaddle goatfish
	Orthopristis reddingi Jordan & Richardson, 1895 Bronze-striped grunt
	Bairdiella armata Gill, 1863 Armed croaker

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