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Aphanopus carbo

A blade body crossing Atlantic depths

Black
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
Anguilliform
Compressed cross-section
Large

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). 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).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Trichiuridae
Genus: Aphanopus
Maximum length: 151 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: North Atlantic: on both sides and at underwater rises from Denmark Strait to Cape Verde.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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