Narcetes stomias
species of fish
Narcetes stomias, the blackhead salmon, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads).
Classification
Despite the common name, it is not a true salmon, which are in the genus Salmo and are in the distant Salmoniformes order. Its specific name is from Greek στομίας (stomias, "hard-mouthed").
Description
Narcetes stomias is blackish in colour. Its maximum length is 57.5 centimetres (1.89 ft).
Habitat
Narcetes stomias lives in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean; it is bathypelagic or benthopelagic, living at depths of 1,500–2,300 m (4,900–7,500 ft).
Reproduction
Narcetes stomias lays eggs of up to 4 mm (0.16 in) in diameter.
The trematode worm Olssonium turneri (family Fellodistomidae) is a parasite upon it.
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