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Trichiuridae
Mikhailin's scabbardfish
Aphanopus mikhailini
Over one hundred fin elements match over one hundred vertebrae
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Oceania
- South America
- Anguilliform
- Compressed cross-section
- Large
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Anguilliform
LargeMikhailin's scabbardfish is a marine fish from Southeast Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 90 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Trichiuridae
- Genus
- Aphanopus
- Maximum length
- 90 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Southeast Atlantic: Namibia and at Walvis Ridge. Southwest Atlantic: off Argentina. Indian Ocean: on seamounts off Mozambique and the West Australian Ridges. Western Pacific: Southeast Australia, North Island in New Zealand and the Challenger Plateau (Ref. 41692 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
