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Trichiuridae
scabbardfish
Lepidopus caudatus
Vertical migration during the day
- Offshore
- Southern Hemisphere
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
- Anguilliform
- Compressed cross-section
- Large
Offshore
Marine fish
Africa
Anguilliform
Largescabbardfish is known from Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Trichiuridae
- Genus
- Lepidopus
- Maximum length
- 210 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: France and western Mediterranean to Senegal, including Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and offshore seamounts; Cape Fria, Namibia to Agulhas Bank, South Africa including northern Walvis Ridge. Southern Indian Ocean: seamounts 30 to 35°S. Southwest Pacific: Australia (New South Wales to southern West Australia) and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Peru. A doubtful record from Cape San Lucas, Mexico.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
Class
Family
Conservation status
