Channel scabbardfish (Evoxymetopon taeniatus)

Scientific name: Evoxymetopon taeniatus Gill, 1863

Channel scabbardfish (Evoxymetopon taeniatus)

The Channel scabbardfish (Evoxymetopon taeniatus) is a marine fish of the family Trichiuridae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 81-90; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 60. Lateral line fairly straight, running mid laterally or slightly nearer the ventral contour than the dorsal contour. First anal fin ray scale-like, others ordinal and short. Pelvic fins reduced to a scale-like process spine. Body silvery white with slight red-brownish on dorsal part; several longitudinal pale yellow stripes on body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Evoxymetopon taeniatus
Family
Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
200
Common length
155
Depth range
200 m (656 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 200 m, usually 100 - 200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, and off southern Brazil (specimens found at the Institut f?r Seefischerei, Universit?t Hamburg collected from 24?40'S, 44?35'W). Northwest Pacific: Cheju Do Island, south of Korean Peninsula.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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