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Genus Family: Alepocephalidae

Photostylus

Species
1
Max Length
13 cm
Max Weight
-
Max Lifespan
-
Avg Trophic
3.40
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Alepocephaliformes
Family
Alepocephalidae
Genus
Photostylus

🐟 Species in Genus Photostylus

1 total
Starry smooth-head
Photostylus pycnopterus
LC 🌊 Marine

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
1

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
Least Concern 1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Chile
1 spp.
Mexico
1 spp.
Iceland
1 spp.
Spain
1 spp.
GI
1 spp.
NC
1 spp.
Brazil
1 spp.
Mauritania
1 spp.
Guinea-Bissau
1 spp.
Senegal
1 spp.
Gambia
1 spp.
Morocco
1 spp.
Australia
1 spp.
Japan
1 spp.
United States
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
701 m
Deepest
2,868 m