Species Asquamiceps caeruleus Markle, 1980
Blue Slickhead
- Asquamiceps caeruleus Markle, D. F. 1980. A new species and review of the deep-sea fish genus Asquamiceps (Salmoniformes, Alepocephalidae). Bulletin of Marine Science 30(1): 45-53 [47].
Type data:
Holotype ISH 513-1975 (depth 0-2000 m), Northeastern Atlantic [14°11'N, 18°28'W].
Paratype(s) ISH 1652-1971 (3 specimens); ISH 2059-1971; ISH 2659-1971; ISH 2864-1971; USNM 214938.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Here included as the species has been recorded from the continental slope off Exmouth, WA (16°54'S, 114°53'E) (A. Williams, CSIRO, pers comm); circumglobal.
IMCRA
Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
1640-2000 m.
General References
Sazonov, Y.I. & Markle, D.F. 1999. Family Alepocephalidae. pp. 1888-1893 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1892]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 21-Feb-2012 | ADDED |