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Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788)

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

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

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 42 - 620 m (Ref. 56504), usually 100 - 300 m (Ref. 6181).   Deep-water; 64°N - 49°S, 29°W - 176°W (Ref. 6181)

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