black scabbardfish
Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Aphanopus carbo
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Open encyclopedia reference
The black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo) is a bathypelagic cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found in the Atlantic Ocean between latitudes 69°N and 27°N at depths between 180 and 1,700 m (600 and 5,600 ft). Its length is up to 110 cm (3.6 ft), but it reaches maturity around 80 to 85 cm (2.6 to 2.8 ft).
Wikipedia contributors, Black scabbardfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:21:18.921797+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839
- Name authority
- Lowe, 1839
- Common name
- black scabbardfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Trichiuridae
- Genus
- Aphanopus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderScombriformes
- familyTrichiuridae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilyAphanopodinae Gill, 1863
- genusAphanopus Lowe, 1839
- speciesAphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aphanopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aphanopus capricornis Parin, 1994 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| intermediate scabbardfishAphanopus intermedius Parin, 1983 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smalleye scabbardfishAphanopus microphthalmus Norman, 1939 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aphanopus minor Collett, 1887 Collett, 1887 | synonym |
| Aphanopus schmidti Saemundsson, 1908 Saemundsson, 1908 | synonym |
| Aphanopus acus Maul, 1948 Maul, 1948 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lowe, R. T. (1839). A supplement to a synopsis of the fishes of Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1839 (pt 7): 76–92. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5VM7L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.