Pacific scabbardfish

Lepidopus fitchi

Fish Reaching Two Hundred Ten Centimeters in Gulf of California

Pacific scabbardfish is a marine fish of Eastern Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 210 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Trichiuridae
Genus: Lepidopus
Maximum length: 210 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cape Kiwanda, Oregon, USA to the Gulf of California; then from 5°N to southern Peru.

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