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Genus Family: Alepocephalidae

Asquamiceps

Species
4
Max Length
34 cm
Max Weight
-
Max Lifespan
-
Avg Trophic
3.48
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
4

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
Least Concern 2

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Liberia
1 spp.
Sierra Leone
1 spp.
DR Congo
1 spp.
Ghana
1 spp.
Nigeria
1 spp.
Benin
1 spp.
Equatorial Guinea
1 spp.
Mexico
1 spp.
Guinea-Bissau
1 spp.
Senegal
1 spp.
Cameroon
1 spp.
Gambia
1 spp.
Namibia
1 spp.
Angola
1 spp.
Mauritania
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
3,660 m