Silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus)
Image source: Xavier Rufray | inaturalist.org
General data
- Main name: Silver scabbardfish
- Local names: Southern frostfish, Scabbard fish, Hairtail, Frostfish, Buttersnoek
- Climates: Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Europe, South America, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Lepidopus - Lepidopus
- Family: Trichiuridae - Trichiuridae
- Order: Scombriformes - Mackerels
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes