Trachipterus arcticus
Trachipterus arcticus (Brünnich, 1788)
Dealfish
Trachipterus arcticus
photo by Backer, J.


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Family:  Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes)
Max. size:  300 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 300 - 600 m
Distribution:  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).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  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).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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