Scientific Name
Evoxymetopon taeniatus

Common Name
Channel scabbardfish

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 81-90; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 60. Lateral line fairly straight, running mid laterally or slightly nearer the ventral contour than the dorsal contour. First anal fin ray scale-like, others ordinal and short. Pelvic fins reduced to a scale-like process spine. Body silvery white with slight red-brownish on dorsal part; several longitudinal pale yellow stripes on body.

Classification

Classified By

Gill, 1863

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Cutlassfishes (Trichiuridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, and off southern Brazil (specimens found at the Institut f?r Seefischerei, Universit?t Hamburg collected from 24?40'S, 44?35'W). Northwest Pacific: Cheju Do Island, south of Korean Peninsula.

Range

35°N - 29°S, 126°E - 39°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

200 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 200 m (Ref. 13628), usually 100 - 200 m (Ref. 13628)

Trophic Level

4.47 s.e. 0.74 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

200 cm

Common Length

155 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (63 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated