Asquamiceps
Genus of fishes
| Asquamiceps | |
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| Asquamiceps velaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Asquamiceps Zugmayer, 1911 |
Asquamiceps is a genus of slickheads that occurs in all oceans. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Asquamiceps caeruleus Markle, 1980
- Asquamiceps hjorti (Koefoed, 1927) (Barethroat slickhead)
- Asquamiceps longmani Fowler, 1934
- Asquamiceps velaris Zugmayer, 1911 (Fanfin smooth-head)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Asquamiceps". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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