Common Name
Baird's Smoothhead
Year Described
Goode & Bean, 1879
Identification
Dorsal Fin: 18-22
Anal Fin: 21-25
Pectoral Fin: 10-13
Pelvic Fin: 7-9
Lateral Line Scales: 62-70
Gill Rakers: 26-27 (total)
Pyloric Caeca: 14-18
Body quite slender and elongate with a large head. Eyes larger than snout and placed far forward on the head. Rear margin of jaw ends at the middle of orbit. Dorsal fin origin about even with anal fin. Pectoral and pelvic fins small.
Color
Black to dark brown, with a darker head.
Size
Maximum size to 100cm SL.
Habitat
Demersal to epibenthic from 365-1,700m, over soft bottoms.
Range
Northwestern Atlantic: Greenland to off the northeastern coast of N. America.
References
Whitehead, P.J.P. , M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J.G. Nielsen and E. Tortonese. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. I-III. UNESCO. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. http://species-identification.org