Asquamiceps

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Asquamiceps
Asquamiceps velaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Asquamiceps
Zugmayer, 1911
Type species
Asquamiceps velaris
Zugmayer, 1911[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Megalepocephalus Fowler, 1934
  • Perioceps Parr, 1954

Asquamiceps is a genus of slickheads that occurs in all oceans. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae.

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