Alepocephalus

Alepocephalus is a genus of slickheads found in all oceans.

Species

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:

• Alepocephalus agassizii <small>Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883</small> (Agassiz' slickhead)

• Alepocephalus andersoni <small>Fowler, 1934</small>
• Alepocephalus antipodianus <small>(Parrott, 1948)</small> (Antipodean slickhead)
• Alepocephalus asperifrons <small>Garman, 1899</small>
• Alepocephalus australis <small>Barnard, 1923</small> (Small scaled brown slickhead)
• Alepocephalus bairdii <small>Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879</small> (Baird's smooth-head)

• Alepocephalus bicolor <small>Alcock, 1891</small> (Bicolor slickhead)
• Alepocephalus blanfordii <small>Alcock, 1892</small>
• Alepocephalus dentifer <small>Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979</small>
• Alepocephalus fundulus <small>Garman, 1899</small>
• Alepocephalus longiceps <small>Lloyd, 1909</small> (Longfin slickhead)
• Alepocephalus longirostris <small>Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984</small> (Longsnout slickhead)
• Alepocephalus melas <small>F. de Buen, 1961</small>
• Alepocephalus owstoni <small>S. Tanaka, 1908</small> (Owston's slickhead)
• Alepocephalus planifrons <small>Sazonov, 1993</small>

• Alepocephalus productus <small>T. N. Gill, 1883</small> (Smalleye smooth-head)
• Alepocephalus rostratus <small>A. Risso, 1820</small> (Risso's smooth-head)
• Alepocephalus tenebrosus <small>C. H. Gilbert, 1892</small> (California slickhead)
• Alepocephalus triangularis <small>Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984</small> (Triangulate slickhead)

• Alepocephalus umbriceps <small>D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914</small> (Slickhead)

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