| Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes) |
| 300 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 600 m |
| Northeast Atlantic: Norway and Iceland to Madeira Islands; one report from Spain in the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: New York to southern Florida in USA. Populations in western Atlantic are probably a separate species (Ref. 7251). |
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| Probably solitary although occasional aggregations have been reported, either for feeding or breeding purposes. Feeds on small fishes and squids (Ref. 6392). Sexually mature at a length of 200cm and an age of 14 years (Ref. 35388). Eggs, larvae, and young are pelagic (Ref. 6392). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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