Blackfin waryfish

The blackfin waryfish (Scopelosaurus lepidus) is a species of fish in the family Notosudidae (waryfish).[3][4]

Blackfin waryfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Notosudidae
Genus: Scopelosaurus
Species:
S. lepidus
Binomial name
Scopelosaurus lepidus
(Krefft & Maul, 1955)
Synonyms[2]
  • Notosudis lepida Krefft & Maul, 1955

Description
Dorsal view, with black fins visible.

The blackfin waryfish is pinkish black in colour, with the pectoral fins having a large black patch covering their basal two-thirds and a white distal stripe.[5][6] It has a maximum length of 36.4 cm (14.3 in) and 59 or 60 vertebrae.[7]

Habitat

The blackfin waryfish lives in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is benthopelagic and oceanodromous, living at depths of 70–2,500 m (230–8,200 ft).[8]

Behaviour

The young feeds on copepods while the adults feed on euphausiids, hyperiids and mesopelagic fish.[9] Spawning occurs in midwater far offshore, including in the Sargasso Sea.[10] It is eaten by Sebastes (ocean perch).[7]

References
  1. Sciences), Stuart Poss (California Academy of; Ghana), Francis Nunoo (University of; Barry Russell (Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts; Ghana), Paul Bannermann (Dept of Fisheries (May 21, 2013). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Scopelosaurus lepidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scopelosaurus lepidus (Krefft & Maul, 1955)". www.marinespecies.org.
  3. Bertelsen, Erik; Krefft, Gerhard; Marshall, Norman Bertram (July 11, 1976). "The Fishes of the Family Notosudidae". Scandinavian Science Press – via Google Books.
  4. Canada, Fisheries Research Board of (July 11, 1967). "Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada: Journal de L'Office Des Recherches Sur Les Pêcheries Du Canada". Fisheries Research Board of Canada. – via Google Books.
  5. McEachran, John (July 11, 2010). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292793231 – via Google Books.
  6. "Scopelosaurus lepidus (Blackfin waryfish)". www.descna.com.
  7. Anderson, William W.; Berry, Frederick H.; Böhlke, James E.; Bolin, Rolf L.; Gehringer, Jack W.; Jr, Robert H. Gibbs; Gosline, William A.; Marshall, N. B.; Mead, Giles W.; Rofen, Robert R.; Wilimovsky, Norman J. (October 23, 2018). Orders Iniomi and Lyomeri: Part 5. Yale University Press. ISBN 9781933789156 – via Google Books.
  8. Bertelsen, Erik; Krefft, Gerhard; Marshall, Norman Bertram (July 11, 1976). "The Fishes of the Family Notosudidae". Scandinavian Science Press – via Google Books.
  9. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Scopelosaurus lepidus". species-identification.org.
  10. "Scopelosaurus lepidus, Blackfin waryfish". www.fishbase.se.
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