Rouleina squamilatera (Alcock, 1898)
Bluntsnout slickhead
Rouleina squamilatera
photo by SFSA

Family:  Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Max. size:  38 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 677 - 1150 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Sea of Okhotsk, and the Great Australian Bight; New Zealand (Ref. 5755).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 16-19
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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