Schedophilus medusophagus (Cocco, 1839)
Cornish blackfish
Engelsk svartfisk
Schedophilus medusophagus
photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Family:  Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Max. size:  55 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 200 - 358 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Iceland (Ref. 12462) and Ireland to Morocco, including Azores and Madeira. Also in the western Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: Grand Banks, Canada to North Carolina, USA (Ref. 7251). Possibly off Australia (Ref. 7251).
Diagnosis:  Rear edge of front gill cover with distinct spines. Snout is slightly shorter than the eye diameter (Ref. 35388).
Biology:  Feeds on medusae and ctenophores (Ref. 27637).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Occasional records.


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