Black Scabbardfish

Black Scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

The black scabbardfish is a bathypelagic cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found in the Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 69°N and 27°N at depths between 180 and 1,700 m. Its length is up to 110 cm (3.6 ft), but it reaches maturity around 80 to 85 cm.

Scientific name
Aphanopus carbo
Family
Trichiuridae
IUCN status
LC