Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 39 - 43; Dorsal soft rays (total): 54 - 58; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 47 - 50; Vertebrae: 103 - 105. Distance from snout to anus 1.8-1.9 times in SL; eye diameter 5.6-6.5; upper jaw 2.15-2.30 times in HL (Ref. 41692).

Common Names

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Pacific black scabbardfish , English , Hawaii

Kurotachimodoki , Japanese , Japan

西太平洋等鰭叉尾帶魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

西太平洋等鳍叉尾带鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Trichiuridae

Genus: Aphanopus

Species: Aphanopus arigato Parin, 1994

Climate Zone

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benthopelagic

Location

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Western Pacific: Japan, Kuril Islands, NW Ridge (Kinmei Seamount). Eastern Pacific: Canada and the USA.

Biology

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Juveniles mesopelagic at 146-190 m at night, 300-1100 m during day; adults benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).

Habitat

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benthopelagic