Leptochilichthys agassizii explained

Leptochilichthys agassizii, or Agassiz' smooth-head, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.[1] [2] It is named for the scientist and engineer Alexander Agassiz (1835–1910), who commanded the 1899 survey aboard the USS Albatross on which the fish was discovered.[3]

Description

Leptochilichthys agassizii is brownish in colour, with a large head.[4] [5] Its maximum length is 30.8cm (12.1inches).[6] It has large scales, with 47–52 in its lateral line.[5]

Habitat

Leptochilichthys agassizii lives in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean;[7] it is bathypelagic, living at depths of .[8] [9]

Reproduction

It lays large eggs, up to in diameter.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agassiz' smooth-head - Leptochilichthys agassizii - Garman, 1899. eunis.eea.europa.eu.
  2. Web site: Annual Report of the Commissioner of Fisheries to the Secretary of Commerce for the Fiscal Year Ended ... United States Bureau of. Fisheries. September 6, 1927. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  3. Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross, during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., commanding. 26. The fishes. S.. Garman. September 6, 1899. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.. 24. 1–431. 10.5962/bhl.part.27494. free.
  4. Book: The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. Kent E.. Carpenter. Volker H.. Niem. September 6, 1999. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 9789251043028. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Marine Species Identification Portal : Agassiz' smooth-head - Leptochilichthys agassizii. species-identification.org.
  6. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leptochilichthys agassizii Garman, 1899. www.marinespecies.org.
  7. Web site: Journal of Ichthyology. September 6, 1995. Scripta Publishing Company. Google Books.
  8. Book: Priede, I. G.. Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. August 10, 2017. Cambridge University Press. 9781107083820. Google Books.
  9. Web site: Leptochilichthys agassizii, Agassiz' smooth-head. www.fishbase.se.

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