Black scabbardfish

Black scabbardfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Istiophoriformes
Family: Trichiuridae
Genus: Aphanopus
Species:
A. carbo
Binomial name
Aphanopus carbo
Lowe, 1839
Synonyms[2]

Aphanopus acus
Aphanopus minor
Aphanopus schmidti

Black scabbardfish at Funchal market, Madeira

The black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo) is a bathypelagic cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found in the Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 69°N and 27°N at depths between 180 and 1,700 m (600 and 5,600 ft).[3] Its length is up to 110 cm (3.6 ft), but it reaches maturity around 80 to 85 cm (2.6 to 2.8 ft).

  1. ^ Vega-Cendejas, M; Cobián Rojas, D; Espinosa-Perez, H (2018). "Aphanopus carbo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T18179793A42691629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T18179793A42691629.en. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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  3. ^ Moralez-Nin, Beatriz; Sena-Carvalho, Dalila (1996). "Age and growth of the black scabbard fish (Aphanopus carbo) off Madeira". Fisheries Research. 25 (3–4): 239–251. doi:10.1016/0165-7836(95)00432-7.