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Lepidopus dubius Parin & Mikhailin, 1981

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

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

marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 20 - 500 m (Ref. 10818). Tropical; 2°N - 18°S, 4°E - 14°E (Ref. 6181)

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Eastern Atlantic: equator to 14°30'S.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6181)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 83 - 89; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 48 - 53; Vértebra: 91 - 96. Upper head profile slightly convex, rising gently from snout to nape; posterior confluence of frontal ridges before rear margin of orbits. Orbits nearly touching upper profile, interorbital space strongly convex. Pelvic fins reduced to 1 scale-like spine and 1 - 2 tiny soft rays. Pyloric caeca 13. Color is silvery; edges of jaws and opercle blackish.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Juveniles epipelagic to mesopelagic from 20 to 220 m (Ref. 6181).

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Parin, Nikolay V. | Colaboradores

Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993. FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 15. Snake mackerels and cutlassfishes of the world (families Gempylidae and Trichiuridae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the snake mackerels, snoeks, escolars, gemfishes, sackfishes, domine, oilfish, cutlassfishes,. scabbardfishes, hairtails, and frostfishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(15):136 p. (Ref. 6181)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 May 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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