Blackfin waryfish
Species of fish
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The blackfin waryfish (Scopelosaurus lepidus) is a species of fish in the family Notosudidae (waryfish).[3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Notosudidae |
| Genus: | Scopelosaurus |
| Species: | S. lepidus |
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| Scopelosaurus lepidus | |
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Description
The blackfin waryfish is pinkish black in colour, with the pectoral fins having a large black patch covering their basal two-thirds and a white distal stripe.[5][6] It has a maximum length of 36.4 cm (14.3 in) and 59 or 60 vertebrae.[7]
Habitat
The blackfin waryfish lives in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is benthopelagic and oceanodromous, living at depths of 70–2,500 m (230–8,200 ft).[8]
Behaviour
The young feeds on copepods while the adults feed on euphausiids, hyperiids and mesopelagic fish.[9] Spawning occurs in midwater far offshore, including in the Sargasso Sea.[10] It is eaten by Sebastes (ocean perch).[7]
