Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960
Short snouted lancetfish
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Alepisauridae (Lancetfishes)
Etymology: Alepisaurus: Greek, alepis, -idos = without scales + Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Alepisaurus: Greek, alepis, -idos = without scales + Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 640 - 1591 m (Ref. 57178). Deep-water; 68°N - 72°S, 180°W - 180°E
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Circumglobal.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 96.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4059); common length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)
Max length : 96.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4059); common length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Feed on euphausiid shrimps and fishes. Edible but flesh is bland (Ref. 5217).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous (Ref. 36025).
Main reference
Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Thompson, Bruce | Collaborators
Post, A., 1990. Alepisauridae. p. 387-388. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 July 2014
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.61 se; based on food items. |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (52 of 100). 🛈 |