64: ALEPOCEPHALIDAE (SLICKHEADS)
Mesopelagic to benthopelagic; adults normally found in 820
-1425 m.
64.5 Bajacalifornia mega/ops: 19.5 cm Sl.
Genus Bathylaco Goode & Bean, 1896
Two rare species , neither known from our area; B.
nigricans Goode & Bean , 1896 is found in 1 750 - 2 200 m
circumglobally; B. nielseni Sazonov & Ivanov, 1980 is
known from 1 Atlantic and 2 equatorial Indian Ocean specimens taken in 1500 - 2 000 m. Bathypelagic. The genus was
reviewed by Nielsen & Larsen (1970).
Genus Bathyprion Marshall, 1966
One species.
64.6 Bathyprion danae
Marshall,1966
Bathyprion danae Marshall , 1966: 4, Figs. 1-3 (33°26'S, 157°02'E) ;
Krefft, 1973: 94; Markle & Quero, 1984.: 235 *.
D 24-27 ; A 24-27 ; P 10-12; V 8-9 plus a splint bone ; GR (4-5)+(1 2-14) ;
pyloric caeca 7-8.
Attains 38 cm SL. Western Pacific, North Atlantic and
South Atlantic (21°35'S, 02°00'W) at depths of 1 100 -
2 100 m. Bathypelagic.
64.6 Bathyprion danae: 38 cm SL (after Marshall. 1966).
Genus Bathytroctes Gunther, 1878
Four species; 1 in our area . B. microiepis Gunther , 1878,
from North Atlantic, South China Sea and eastern South
Pacific, may occur in our area below about 2 000 m; it lacks
scales on cheeks and opercles and has orbit 1.2-1.6 times
snout length (Markle & Quero , 1984).
64.7 Bathytroctes squamosus
Alcock, 1890
Bathytroctes squamosus Alcock, 1890: 303 (15°02'N, n 034'E); Alcock,
1892* ; Sazonov & Ivanov, 1980: 38*.
220
D 14-1 7; A 15-17; P 10-13; V 8-9 ; GR (9-11)+(20-23). Scales present on
cheeks and/or opercles; orbit diameter 1.6-1.9 times snout length; scales
above LL approximately same size as LL scales .
Attains 30 cm SL. One specimen from south of
Madagascar and 4 off Mozambique Ridge; normally between about 1 000 and 2 000 m in western North Atlantic
and Indian oceans. Benthopelagic.
64.7 Bathytroctes squamosus: 22.5 cm SL (after Alcock. 1892).
Genus Conocara Goode & Bean, 1896
Seven species; 1 from our area.
64.8 Conocara fiolenti
Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979
Conocara fiolenti Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979: 1011 , Fig. 5 (11 °25 'S.
88°54 'E) ; Markle & Quero, 1984: 239*.
D 19; A 27 ; P 9; V 6; GR (1-2)+1 2. Maxilla reaches vertical at front
margin of pupil.
Attains 30 cm SL. Depths of 1 370 - 1 600 m from 31°S,
03°E, Indian and western Pacific oceans. Benthopelagic.
64.8 Conocara fio/enti: 30.5 cm SL (after Sazonov & Ivanov. 1979).
Genus Einara Parr, 1951
Two species , both known from North Atlantic, Indian
and eastern Pacific oceans; not yet recorded from our area.
Einara edentula (Alcock, 1892) has D 23-29, A 30-35 and is
normally caught at 700 - 1 200 m; E. macrolepis (Koefoed ,
1927) has D 21-24, A 25-29 and is normally caught at 1 3002000 m (Markle & Quero, 1984). Bathypelagic.
Genus Herwigia Nielsen, 1972
One species.
Mesopelagic to benthopelagic; adults normally found in 820
-1425 m.
64.5 Bajacalifornia mega/ops: 19.5 cm Sl.
Genus Bathylaco Goode & Bean, 1896
Two rare species , neither known from our area; B.
nigricans Goode & Bean , 1896 is found in 1 750 - 2 200 m
circumglobally; B. nielseni Sazonov & Ivanov, 1980 is
known from 1 Atlantic and 2 equatorial Indian Ocean specimens taken in 1500 - 2 000 m. Bathypelagic. The genus was
reviewed by Nielsen & Larsen (1970).
Genus Bathyprion Marshall, 1966
One species.
64.6 Bathyprion danae
Marshall,1966
Bathyprion danae Marshall , 1966: 4, Figs. 1-3 (33°26'S, 157°02'E) ;
Krefft, 1973: 94; Markle & Quero, 1984.: 235 *.
D 24-27 ; A 24-27 ; P 10-12; V 8-9 plus a splint bone ; GR (4-5)+(1 2-14) ;
pyloric caeca 7-8.
Attains 38 cm SL. Western Pacific, North Atlantic and
South Atlantic (21°35'S, 02°00'W) at depths of 1 100 -
2 100 m. Bathypelagic.
64.6 Bathyprion danae: 38 cm SL (after Marshall. 1966).
Genus Bathytroctes Gunther, 1878
Four species; 1 in our area . B. microiepis Gunther , 1878,
from North Atlantic, South China Sea and eastern South
Pacific, may occur in our area below about 2 000 m; it lacks
scales on cheeks and opercles and has orbit 1.2-1.6 times
snout length (Markle & Quero , 1984).
64.7 Bathytroctes squamosus
Alcock, 1890
Bathytroctes squamosus Alcock, 1890: 303 (15°02'N, n 034'E); Alcock,
1892* ; Sazonov & Ivanov, 1980: 38*.
220
D 14-1 7; A 15-17; P 10-13; V 8-9 ; GR (9-11)+(20-23). Scales present on
cheeks and/or opercles; orbit diameter 1.6-1.9 times snout length; scales
above LL approximately same size as LL scales .
Attains 30 cm SL. One specimen from south of
Madagascar and 4 off Mozambique Ridge; normally between about 1 000 and 2 000 m in western North Atlantic
and Indian oceans. Benthopelagic.
64.7 Bathytroctes squamosus: 22.5 cm SL (after Alcock. 1892).
Genus Conocara Goode & Bean, 1896
Seven species; 1 from our area.
64.8 Conocara fiolenti
Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979
Conocara fiolenti Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979: 1011 , Fig. 5 (11 °25 'S.
88°54 'E) ; Markle & Quero, 1984: 239*.
D 19; A 27 ; P 9; V 6; GR (1-2)+1 2. Maxilla reaches vertical at front
margin of pupil.
Attains 30 cm SL. Depths of 1 370 - 1 600 m from 31°S,
03°E, Indian and western Pacific oceans. Benthopelagic.
64.8 Conocara fio/enti: 30.5 cm SL (after Sazonov & Ivanov. 1979).
Genus Einara Parr, 1951
Two species , both known from North Atlantic, Indian
and eastern Pacific oceans; not yet recorded from our area.
Einara edentula (Alcock, 1892) has D 23-29, A 30-35 and is
normally caught at 700 - 1 200 m; E. macrolepis (Koefoed ,
1927) has D 21-24, A 25-29 and is normally caught at 1 3002000 m (Markle & Quero, 1984). Bathypelagic.
Genus Herwigia Nielsen, 1972
One species.