Lepidopus altifrons, Crested scabbardfish

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Lepidopus altifrons Parin & Collette, 1993

Crested scabbardfish
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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Scombriformes (Mackerels) > Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) > Lepidopodinae
Etymology: Lepidopus: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, pous = foot (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 100 - 500 m (Ref. 36453). Subtropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: off the Scotian Shelf of Canada to off southern Brazil.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 66.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12204)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine anali 2; Raggi anali molli: 52 - 58; Vertebre: 98 - 107. Body silvery to brown with a dark lateral line; gill cavity black (Ref. 12204). Dorsal fin elements 90-98 (Ref. 36453).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Juveniles pelagic, adults benthopelagic (Ref. 12204).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaboratori

Coad, B.W., 1995. Encyclopedia of Canadian fishes. Canadian Museum of Nature and Canadian Sportfishing Productions Inc. Singapore. (Ref. 12204)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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