Alepocephalus

Alepocephalus
California slickhead, Alepocephalus tenebrosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Argentiniformes
Family:	Alepocephalidae
Genus:	Alepocephalus A. Risso, 1820
Type species

Alepocephalus is a genus of slickheads found in all oceans.

Species[]

Alepocephalus sp.

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883 (Agassiz' slickhead)

Agassiz' slickhead, Alepocephalus agassizii

• Fowler, 1934
• (, 1948) (Antipodean slickhead)
• Garman, 1899
• Barnard, 1923 (Small scaled brown slickhead)
• Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 (Baird's smooth-head)

Baird's smooth-head, Alepocephalus bairdii

• Alcock, 1891 (Bicolor slickhead)
• Alcock, 1892
• & Ivanov, 1979
• Garman, 1899
• , 1909 (Longfin slickhead)
• & Kawanishi, 1984 (Longsnout slickhead)
• F. de Buen, 1961
• S. Tanaka (I), 1908 (Owston's slickhead)
• , 1993

Smalleye smooth-head, Alepocephalus productus

• T. N. Gill, 1883 (Smalleye smooth-head)
• A. Risso, 1820 (Risso's smooth-head)
• C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (California slickhead)
• & Kawanishi, 1984 (Triangulate slickhead)

Risso's smooth-head, Alepocephalus rostratus

• D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914 (Slickhead)

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