Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Trichiuridae Cutlassfishes
Subfamily: Lepidopinae
Genus: Lepidopus

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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by Vaske Jr., T.

Lepidopus altifrons
[Crested scabbardfish]

Photo by FAO

Lepidopus calcar
[Hawaiian ridge scabbardfish]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Lepidopus caudatus
[Silver scabbardfish]

Photo by FAO

Lepidopus dubius
[Doubtful scabbardfish]

Photo by FAO

Lepidopus fitchi
[Pacific scabbardfish]

Photo by FAO

Lepidopus manis
[Ghost scabbardfish]

6 Species of Family Trichiuridae with Genus Lepidopus
(Cutlassfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1993	Lepidopus altifrons	Crested scabbardfish	Western Atlantic	66 SL
1982	Lepidopus calcar	Hawaiian ridge scabbardfish	Northwest Pacific	79 SL
1788	Lepidopus caudatus	Silver scabbardfish	Eastern Atlantic	210 TL
1981	Lepidopus dubius	Doubtful scabbardfish	Eastern Atlantic	43 SL
1987	Lepidopus fitchi	Pacific scabbardfish	Eastern Pacific	210 SL
1987	Lepidopus manis	Ghost scabbardfish	Southeast Pacific	69 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Trichiuridae CutlassfishesSubfamily: LepidopinaeGenus: Lepidopus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Trichiuridae Cutlassfishes
Subfamily: Lepidopinae
Genus: Lepidopus

(See list of species below)