Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)
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Researched by | Morvan Barnes | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Lowe, 1839 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Found deep off the west coasts of Scotland and the Atlantic coasts of Ireland.Global distribution
-Habitat
The black scabbardfish is a bathypelagic species inhabiting continental slopes from depths of 200 m to over 1500 m. It often migrates further up the water column at night.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Very elongate body up to 1.1 m in length.
- Body tapers towards a narrow tail with a small forked tail fin.
- One continuous dorsal and anal fin running along the posterior end.
- Large dark snout with conspicuous teeth.
- Pelvic fins absent in the adult.
Additional information
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Bibliography
Bone, Q., 1971. On the scabbard fish Aphanopus carbo. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 51, 219-225
Froese, R. & Pauly, D., 2007. Fishbase. A global information system on fishes. [On-line] http://www.fishbase.org, 2008-02-18
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Nakamura, I. & Parin, N.V., 1993. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). FAO Fisheries Synopsies, 125
Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielson, J. & Tortonese, E. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. I, II & III. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Datasets
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-11-05
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Last Updated: 22/05/2008