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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann 1983 A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p. (Ref. 2850)
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Distribution
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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann 1983 A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p. (Ref. 2850)
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National Distribution
Canada
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Physical Description
Morphology
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Ambrose, D.A. 1996 Alepocephalidae: slickheads. p. 224-233. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505p. (Ref. 35724)
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Size
Max. size
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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann 1983 A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 336 p. (Ref. 2850)
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Diagnostic Description
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Ambrose, D.A. 1996 Alepocephalidae: slickheads. p. 224-233. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505p. (Ref. 35724)
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Ecology
Habitat
From 46 to 1524 meters.
Habitat: bathydemersal. Lives near and on bottom.
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Environment
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Fitch, J.E. and R.J. Lavenberg 1968 Deep-water teleostean fishes of California. California Natural History Guides:25. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California. 115 p. (Ref. 4525)
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Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 33 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 512.4 - 1267.5
Temperature range (°C): 3.575 - 5.715
Nitrate (umol/L): 39.609 - 44.379
Salinity (PPS): 34.201 - 34.516
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.303 - 0.731
Phosphate (umol/l): 3.067 - 3.485
Silicate (umol/l): 79.122 - 134.948
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 512.4 - 1267.5
Temperature range (°C): 3.575 - 5.715
Nitrate (umol/L): 39.609 - 44.379
Salinity (PPS): 34.201 - 34.516
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.303 - 0.731
Phosphate (umol/l): 3.067 - 3.485
Silicate (umol/l): 79.122 - 134.948
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Migration
Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.
Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).
Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
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Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Alepocephalus tenebrosus
There are 9 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Alepocephalus tenebrosus
Public Records: 9
Specimens with Barcodes: 10
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
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NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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Threats
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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