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Species catalogue
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
SFS
Specie
Lepidopus caudatus
Lepidopus caudatus
Type
White fish
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
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
Germany
Strumpfbandfisch
France
Sabre argenté
Italy
Pesce sciabola
Portugal
Peixe espada
United Kingdom
Silver scabbardfish
Fishing areas
