Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Alepocephalus schmidti, Aleposomus schmidti
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).
- 11 open-data records from 1969 to 1969.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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