Silver scabbardfish

Order Perciformes

Family Trichiuridae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Body elongated, without scales, of great fragility. Dorsal fin very long, without finlets. Uniform silver color. It can measure up to 2 m.

Characteristics

FAO code
SFS

Specie
Lepidopus caudatus

Type
White fish

FAO Fishing Areas

Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean

Fishing seasons

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International denominations

Germany Strumpfbandfisch

France Sabre argenté

Italy Pesce sciabola

Portugal Peixe espada

United Kingdom Silver scabbardfish

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