Blackfin waryfish

Blackfin waryfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Notosudidae
Genus: Scopelosaurus
Species:
S. lepidus
Binomial name
Scopelosaurus lepidus
(Krefft & Maul, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Notosudis lepida Krefft & Maul, 1955

The blackfin waryfish (Scopelosaurus lepidus) is a species of fish in the family Notosudidae (waryfish).

Description

Dorsal view, with black fins visible.

The blackfin waryfish is pinkish black in colour, with the pectoral fins having a large black patch covering their basal two-thirds and a white distal stripe. It has a maximum length of 36.4 cm (14.3 in) and 59 or 60 vertebrae.

Habitat

The blackfin waryfish lives in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is benthopelagic and oceanodromous, living at depths of 70–2,500 m (230–8,200 ft).

Behaviour

The young feeds on copepods while the adults feed on euphausiids, hyperiids and mesopelagic fish. Spawning occurs in midwater far offshore, including in the Sargasso Sea. It is eaten by Sebastes (ocean perch).

References

  1. ↑ Russell, B.; Poss, S.; Nunoo, F.; Bannermann, P. (2015). "Scopelosaurus lepidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T190389A15603095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190389A15603095.en.
  2. ↑ WoRMS. "Scopelosaurus lepidus (Krefft & Maul, 1955)". World Register of Marine Species.
  3. ↑ Bertelsen, Erik; Krefft, Gerhard; Marshall, Norman Bertram (July 11, 1976). The Fishes of the Family Notosudidae. Scandinavian Science Press – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Canada, Fisheries Research Board of (July 11, 1967). Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada: Journal de L'Office Des Recherches Sur Les Pêcheries Du Canada. Fisheries Research Board of Canada. – via Google Books.
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  6. ↑ "Scopelosaurus lepidus (Blackfin waryfish)". www.descna.com.
  7. 1 2 Anderson, William W.; Berry, Frederick H.; Böhlke, James E.; Bolin, Rolf L.; Gehringer, Jack W.; Jr, Robert H. Gibbs; Gosline, William A.; Marshall, N. B.; Mead, Giles W.; Rofen, Robert R.; Wilimovsky, Norman J. (October 23, 2018). Orders Iniomi and Lyomeri: Part 5. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-1-933789-15-6 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Bertelsen, Erik; Krefft, Gerhard; Marshall, Norman Bertram (July 11, 1976). "The Fishes of the Family Notosudidae". Scandinavian Science Press – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal: Scopelosaurus lepidus". species-identification.org.
  10. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scopelosaurus lepidus (Krefft & Maul, 1955) | Blackfin waryfish". FishBase.