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Capricorn scabbardfish (Aphanopus capricornis)
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Capricorn scabbardfish (Aphanopus capricornis) specimen
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Trichiuridae

Capricorn scabbardfish

Aphanopus capricornis

A tiny pelvic spine vanishes with adulthood

  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • Anguilliform
  • Large

Capricorn scabbardfish is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 77.8 cm.

Maximum length
77.8 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
anguilliform
Distribution
Western Pacific: eastern Australia. Southeast Pacific: Peru.

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