Owston's Slickhead
Alepocephalus owstoni
- Usual depth895–1,530 m
- Water temperature18–28 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and February
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 895–1,530 m · Deepest record: 1,530 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Owston's Slickhead
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Hage-iwashi, Hageiwashi, ハゲイワシ
Similar species
- Antipodean Slickhead
Alepocephalus antipodianus
- Brown Slickhead
Alepocephalus australis
- Bicolor Slickhead
Alepocephalus bicolor
- Blanford's naked head
Alepocephalus blanfordii
- Longfin Slickhead
Alepocephalus longiceps
- Longsnout Slickhead
Alepocephalus longirostris
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 48 open-data records from 1966 to 2003.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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