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Black Scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

Classification

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.

Distribution

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France · 2Spain · 2