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Leptochilichthys agassizii
Leptochilichthys agassizii, or Agassiz' smooth-head, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae. 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.
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Description
Leptochilichthys agassizii is brownish in colour, with a large head. Its maximum length is 30.8 centimetres (1.01 ft). It has large scales, with 47–52 in its lateral line.
Range & habitat
Leptochilichthys agassizii lives in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean; it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 2,000–3,100 m (6,600–10,200 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 615731.