| Asquamiceps | |
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| Asquamiceps velaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Asquamiceps Zugmayer, 1911 |
Asquamiceps is a genus of slickheads that occurs in all oceans. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [1]
Slickheads, also known as nakedheads or smoothheads, are deep water fishes that belong to the family Alepocephalidae. They are most commonly found in the bathypelagic layer, which is approximately 3000m below the surface. They get their name from the lack of scales on their heads. Similarly, the scientific name is from the Greek ᾰ̓- (a-, "not"); λέπος (lepos, "scale"); and κεφαλή (kephalē, "head"). It has about 22 genera with ca. 96 species.
The bluntsnout smooth-head, black slickhead, cope's bluntsnout smooth-head, or Atlantic gymnast, Xenodermichthys copei, is a slickhead of the genus Xenodermichthys, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, and the Tasman Sea, at depths of 100 to 2,600 m. This species grows to a length of 31 centimetres (12 in) TL.
Erich Johann Georg Zugmayer was an Austrian zoologist and ichthyologist who worked in the Austrian foreign ministry. He collected extensively in Asia where he went on several expeditions including Western Tibet (1906) and Baluchistan (1911). He described several new species of fishes and several bird taxa were described from his collections.
Bajacalifornia is a genus of slickheads. It was described in 1925 by Charles Haskins Townsend and John Treadwell Nichols on the basis of Bajacalifornia burragei which was discovered in 1911 during the deep sea expedition of the research vessel USS Albatross off the coast of Todos Santos Bay at the Baja California peninsula. In 1952 Ichthyologist Albert Eide Parr published a revision of this genus.
Alepocephalus is a genus of slickheads found in all oceans.
Aulastomatomorpha phospherops, the luminous slickhead, is a species of slickhead found in the Indian and West Pacific Oceans. This species occurs on the continental slopes at depths of from 1,717 metres (5,633 ft) to 2,020 metres (6,630 ft). This species grows to a length of 28.0 centimetres (11.0 in) SL. This species is the only described member of the genus Aulastomatomorpha.
Bathyprion danae, the fangtooth smooth-head, is a species of slickhead found in deep waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is in the monotypic genus Bathyprion.
Bathytroctes is a genus of slickheads that occur in the depths of the oceans.
Conocara is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
Leptoderma is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
Microphotolepis is a genus of slickheads found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Mirognathus normani, or Norman's smooth-head, is a species of slickhead native to the north-east and western Atlantic Ocean. It is the only described species in the genus Mirognathus. This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.
Narcetes is a genus of slickheads. It was formally described by Alfred William Alcock in 1890. It currently contains six described species.
Photostylus pycnopterus, the starry smooth-head, is a species of slickhead found in all oceans at depths of from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). This species is the only known species in the genus Photostylus. This species grows to a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL.
Rinoctes nasutus, the abyssal smooth-head, is a species of slickhead that is found at depths of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) to 4,156 metres (13,635 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean, and possibly in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species is the only known species in the genus Rinoctes. It grows to a length of 19 centimetres (7.5 in) SL.
Rouleina is a genus of slickheads. The genus is named for the ichthyologist Louis Roule.
Talismania is a genus of slickheads.
Xenodermichthys is a small genus of slickheads. They have blank white eyes that look blind.
Sagamichthys is a genus of tubeshoulders. The generic name derives from Sagami Bay, Japan, and the Greek ἰχθύς (ichthys), "fish".
Bathytroctes elegans is a species of slickheads (Alepocephalidae). It is found in the Western Indian Ocean.
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