Bluntsnout smooth-head: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bluntsnout smooth-head lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Xenodermichthys copei
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Osmeriformes
Family	Alepocephalidae

Where does the bluntsnout smooth-head live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bluntsnout smooth-head in 13 countries and territories across Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the bluntsnout smooth-head endangered?

The bluntsnout smooth-head’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the bluntsnout smooth-head?

The bluntsnout smooth-head (Xenodermichthys copei) is a ray-finned fish in the order Osmeriformes and the family Alepocephalidae, genus Xenodermichthys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bluntsnout smooth-head

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bluntsnout smooth-head (revision 1362842933), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2312937 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).