Krefft's Smooth-head
Herwigia kreffti
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Herwigia is a monospecific genus of deepwater maine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the slickheads. The only species in the genus is Herwigia kreffti, or Krefft's smooth-head, a species found at depths of 1,000 to 3,200 metres in the oceans. This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) SL.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Alepocephaliformes
- Family
- Alepocephalidae
- Genus
- Herwigia