English: Slickheads; Nakedheads.
Japanese: Sekitori Iwashi, = Massive Sardine.
Families; 1 family, Alepocephalidae.
Genera: 19; ± 95 species
ZoologyFish; deep-water, mostly below 1000 metres; lacking scales on the head; their mouth has 80 to 100 razor sharp teeth; some species bear photophores.
AlepocephalidaeSynonym: Alepocephalini; Leptochilichthyidae; Bathyprionidae; Bathypriidae; Bathylaconidae; Aulastomatomorphinae.
California slickhead, Alepocephalus tenebrosus
Scientific classification
Genera: Alepocephalus, Asquamiceps, Aulastomatomorpha, Bajacalifornia, Bathylaco, Bathyprion, Bathytroctes, Bellocia, Conocara, Ericara, Herwigia, Leptochilichthys, Leptoderma, Microphotolepis, Mirognathus, Narcetes, Photostylus, Rinoctes, Rouleina, Talismania, Xenodermichthys.