Lloyd's Slickhead
Narcetes lloydi
- Usual depth763–1,282 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Lloyd's slickhead is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads). The fish is found in the Indo-West Pacific: on Indian Ocean ridges, in the Arabian Sea and the South China Sea. This species reaches a length of 50 cm (20 in).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 763–1,282 m · Deepest record: 1,530 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Lloyd's Slickhead
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Kuroguchiiwashi, クログチイワシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 魯氏黑口魚, 黑頭魚
Similar species
- Blackhead salmon
Narcetes stomias
- Antipodean Slickhead
Alepocephalus antipodianus
- Brown Slickhead
Alepocephalus australis
- Bicolor Slickhead
Alepocephalus bicolor
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 58 open-data records from 1906 to 2008.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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