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Asquamiceps
Sign in to saveAsquamiceps is a genus of slickheads that occurs in all oceans. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae.
Species
Barethroat Slickhead
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderOsmeriformes
- FamilyAlepocephalidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Alepocephalidae
- Collections
- UWFC, MNHN, USNM, CSIRO, QM
- Recorded in
- United States, Salomon(I.), Indonesia, Australia
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Asquamiceps is a genus of slickheads that occurs in all oceans. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae.
==Species== There are currently five recognized species in this genus: Asquamiceps caeruleus Markle, 1980 Asquamiceps hjorti (Koefoed, 1927) (Barethroat slickhead) Asquamiceps longmani Fowler, 1934 Asquamiceps pacifcicus Parr, 1954 Asquamiceps velaris Zugmayer, 1911 (Fanfin smooth-head)
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