''Photostylus pycnopterus'', the Starry smooth-head, is a species of
slickhead
Slickheads, also known as nakedheads or smoothheads, are deep water fishes that belong to the family Alepocephalidae. They are most commonly found in the bathypelagic layer, which is approximately 3000m below the surface. They get their name from ...
found in all oceans at depths of from to . This species is the only known species in its genus. This species grows to a length of
SL.
References
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Alepocephalidae
Monotypic fish genera
Fish described in 1933
Taxa named by William Beebe
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