Hawaiian ridge scabbardfish

Lepidopus calcar

Dark body hides black gill cavity

Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Large

Hawaiian ridge scabbardfish is a marine fish recorded from Northwest Pacific: known only from type locality at Colahan. It is associated with marine waters. It reaches about 79 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Trichiuridae
Genus: Lepidopus
Maximum length: 79 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Northwest Pacific: known only from type locality at Colahan Seamount of Hawaiian Submarine Ridge (31°01'N, 175°53'W).

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