scabbardfish
Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788)
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.
Lepidopus caudatus
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Open encyclopedia reference
The silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus), also known as the frostfish or beltfish, is a benthopelagic cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found throughout the temperate seas of the world. It grows to over 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length.
Wikipedia contributors, Silver scabbardfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:41:58.059608+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788)
- Name authority
- (Euphrasen, 1788)
- Common name
- scabbardfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Trichiuridae
- Genus
- Lepidopus
- 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
- subfamilyLepidopodinae Gill, 1863
- genusLepidopus Goüan, 1770
- speciesLepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lepidopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific scabbardfishLepidopus fitchi Rosenblatt & Wilson, 1987 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidopus dubius Parin & Mikhailin, 1981 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidopus glarisianus (de Blainville, 1818) | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| crested scabbardfishLepidopus altifrons Parin & Collette, 1993 | TrichiuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hawaiian ridge scabbardfishLepidopus calcar Parin & Mikhailin, 1982 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Trichiurus gladius Holten, 1802 Holten, 1802 | synonym |
| Ziphotheca tetradens Montagu, 1811 Montagu, 1811 | synonym |
| Lepidopus peronii Risso, 1810 Risso, 1810 | synonym |
| Lepidopus lex Phillipps, 1932 Phillipps, 1932 | synonym |
| Vandellius lusitanicus Shaw, 1803 Shaw, 1803 | synonym |
| Lepidopus argenteus Bonnaterre, 1788 Bonnaterre, 1788 | synonym |
| Scarcina argyrea Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Trichiurus caudatus Euphrasen, 1788 Euphrasen, 1788 | synonym |
| Trichiurus ensiformis Vandelli, 1797 Vandelli, 1797 | synonym |
| Lepidopus gouanianus Lacepède, 1800 Lacepède, 1800 | synonym |
| Lepidopus xantusi Goode & Bean, 1896 Goode & Bean, 1896 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127088 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:6PC4X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.