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Species catalogue
Black scabbardfish
Order
Perciformes
Family
Trichiuridae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Body is extremely elongated. The snout is large with strong fang-like teeth. Pelvic fins represented by a single spine in juveniles but entirely absent in adults. Color is coppery black with iridescent tint. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
Characteristics
FAO code
BSF
BSF
Specie
Aphanopus carbo
Aphanopus carbo
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
International denominations
Germany
Schwarzer Degenfisch
China
黑等鳍叉尾带鱼
France
Sabre noir
Italy
Pesce sciabola nero
Portugal
Espada preta
United Kingdom
Black scabbardfish
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