Evoxymetopon taeniatus
Channel Scabbardfish
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes)
Evoxymetopon
Evoxymetopon taeniatus (Channel Scabbardfish)
Description
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Characters
Elongate, slender, and compressed body; triangular pectoral fin; reduced pelvic fin; small caudal fin; anterior section of head strongly elevated and convex; crescent-shaped nostril; moderately large mouth with lower jaw projecting slightly beyond upper jaw; short dermal processes at tips of jaws; upper jaw with several fangs anteriorly and slightly compressed lateral teeth; lower jaw with one fang near symphysis; teeth lacking on vomer; palatine with a single series of fine teeth; head length 12%–13% SL; body depth 8%–9% SL; dorsal fin with 81 to 88 elements; pelvic fin inserts slightly posterior to pectoral fin base with a scalelike spine; anal fin very short and posteriorly located; lateral line straight and mid-laterally or slightly closer to ventral than to dorsal contour
Silvery white with a slight reddish brown cast dorsally and several yellow stripes on body; anterior section of dorsal fin blackish
Distribution
Northern Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda
Northern Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Benthopelagic on the slope and occasionally on the outer continental shelf; tropical to warm temperate seas
Biology
Maximum known size is 200 cm SL, commonly between 130 and 180 cm SL
References
Tucker 1956
Tucker 1957
Boschung 1992
Nakamura and Parin 1993
Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999
Parin et al. 2002b
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