crested scabbardfish

Lepidopus altifrons

Sixty Six Centimeters Trichiurid Fish of the Brazilian Coast

crested scabbardfish is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Trichiuridae
Genus: Lepidopus
Maximum length: 66 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: off the Scotian Shelf of Canada to off southern Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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