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Bluntsnout Smooth-head

Xenodermichthys copei

Classification

The bluntsnout smooth-head, black slickhead, Cope's bluntsnout smooth-head, or Atlantic gymnast, Xenodermichthys copei, is a slickhead of the genus Xenodermichthys, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, and the Tasman Sea, at depths of 100 to 2,600 m (330 to 8,530 ft). This species grows to a length of 31 centimetres (12 in) TL. Description Xenodermichthys copei is a dark-coloured fish that is scaleless, aside from a series of ~60 small, easily missed ring-shaped scales along the lateral line.

Distribution

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