Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792)

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Aulopidae

Genus: Aulopus

Species: Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792)

Climate Zone


  • Subtropical
  • Location


    • Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands south to Cape Verde and Senegal. Also recorded from the Mediterranean. Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (Ref. 3814).

    Biology


    Found on continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 6687).

    Habitat


    demersal

    Conservation Status


    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans


    Harmless

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    Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792)