Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 40 - 48; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 16. Iridescent brownish-black above, paler below; dorsal fin with horizontal row of white spots (Ref. 4059).

Common Names

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Kortneus-lansetvis , Afrikaans , South Africa

Kortsnudet skalpelfisk , Danish , Denmark

Lancet fish , English , UK

Lancetfish , English , Azores Is.

Short snouted lancetfish , English , UK

Shortnose lancetfish , English , Australia

Shortnose lancetfish , English , UK

Shortnose lancetfish , English , USA

Shortsnout lancetfish , English , Australia

Shortsnout lancetfish , English , South Africa

Shortsnout lancetfish , English , Global

Shortsnouted handsawfish , English , Australia

Shortsnouted lancetfish , English , French Polynesia

Shortsnouted lancetfish , English , New Zealand

Lancier à nez court , French , France

Lancier à nez court , French , Crozet Is.

Lancier à nez court , French , Kerguelen Is.

Lancier à nez court , French , Global

Litli földungur , Icelandic , Iceland

短吻帆蜥魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

短吻帆蜥鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

алепизавр короткокрылый , Russian , Russia

Lanzón nariz corta , Spanish , Spain

Pez lanceta , Spanish , Spain

Kortnosad ödlevargfisk , Swedish , Sweden

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Alepisauridae

Genus: Alepisaurus

Species: Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960

Climate Zone

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bathypelagic

Location

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Circumglobal.

Biology

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Feed on euphausiid shrimps and fishes. Edible but flesh is bland (Ref. 5217).

Habitat

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bathypelagic

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless