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Scopelosaurus lepidus (Krefft & Maul, 1955) Blackfin waryfish |
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photo by
Orlov, A. |
| Family: | Notosudidae (Waryfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 36.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 70 - 2500 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | North Atlantic: subarctic region to the subtropical latitudes. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 16-19; Vertebrae: 59-61 | |||
| Biology: | Adults found between 500-800 m depth while the oceanic young stages between 70-200 m (Ref. 6689). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). The young feeds mainly on copepods while the large ones on euphausiids, hyperiids and mesopelagic fishes. Adults undertake far-ranging feeding migrations (outside the spawning season) to the slope areas of Europe, North America and West Africa. Spawning probably occurs in midwater far offshore, with a concentration in the Sargasso Sea (Ref. 6689). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||