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Common names: Lophotes, Poisson-ruban licorne, Poisson-ruban licorne
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bauchot, M.-L., 1987
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Common names from other countries

Poisson-ruban licorne, Crested bandfish, Crestfish, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Lampriformes (Velifers, tube-eyes and ribbonfishes) > Lophotidae (Crestfishes)
Etymology: Lophotus: Greek, lophos = crest (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina batypelagisk; havsvandrande (Ref. 51243); djupintervall 0 - 92 m (Ref. 36608). Deep-water; 51°N - 45°S, 130°W - 158°E

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Nearly worldwide in warmer seas. Western Atlantic: Florida in USA to Brazil (Ref. 7251). Eastern Atlantic: western Mediterranean, off Portugal, Madeira and off Canary Islands; also South Africa (Ref. 4165). Western Indian Ocean: recently recorded from Reunion (Ref. 53568). Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA (Ref. 6740). Also reported from Australia (Ref. 9563).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 200 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4165); common length : 100.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3397)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 206-263; Taggstrålar i analfenan 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 5 - 20; Ryggkotor: 124 - 153. Head and body silvery in color and possibly with silvery spots; fins red (Ref. 4165).

A rare (Ref. 4165), oceanic, mesopelagic species. Occasionally stranded in shallow water (Ref. 9563). Capable of discharging a black ink from an ink-sac in the cloaca when alarmed. Adults feed on fishes (anchovies) and squids (Ref. 6740). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36608). Found in stomachs of tunas (Ref. 2850).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Oviparous (Ref. 36608).

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Palmer, G., 1986. Lophotidae. p. 734-735. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6740)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 July 2014

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)