Long snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)

Scientific name: Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833

Long snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)

The Long snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox) is a marine fish of the family Alepisauridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-45; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 18; Vertebrae: 47 - 52. Mouth large with two erect fangs on palatines. Dorsal fin very high, about three rays beginning with third or fourth much exerted; adipose moderate in size, over posterior part of anal insertion. Generally pale, iridescent, darker dorsally; lateral adipose keel dark; all fins dark brown or black; peritoneum black. Branchiostegal rays: 7-8.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Alepisaurus ferox
Family
Alepisauridae (Lancetfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
215
Common length
150
Depth range
0–1830 m (0–6004 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 1830 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal: Western Pacific; Eastern Pacific: from the Aleutian Islands to Chile, also; Western Atlantic: Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, also; Eastern Atlantic. Indian Ocean. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. South China Sea and East China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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