Ribbon fish
| Ribbon fish | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ribbonfish ( Trachipterus arcticus ) |
||||||||||||
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Trachipterus arcticus | ||||||||||||
| ( Brünnich , 1771) |
The bandfish ( Trachipterus arcticus ) is a pelagic marine fish that occurs in the northern Atlantic at depths of 300 to 600 meters. It was found on the coasts of Norway and Iceland , near Madeira and in the western Atlantic from New York to southern Florida . A single animal was caught in the western Mediterranean . In the Skagerrak and the northern North Sea they occasionally get caught in fishing nets or are washed up on the coast, but they are of no economic importance.
features
The ribbon fish reaches a maximum length of three meters, it becomes sexually mature at a length of two meters and an age of about 14 years. Its body is strongly flattened on the sides and becomes more elongated with age. The dorsal fin is designed as a hem that extends almost over the entire body. The caudal, pectoral and ventral fins are remarkably small. All fins are red, the body is silvery, with some dark spots above the sideline .
Way of life
The ribbon fish lives pelagic and feeds on small fish and cephalopods . Eggs, larvae, and fry are also pelagic. The ribbon fish probably lives solitary, but larger aggregations have also been observed, and they may come together for reproduction or as swarms of feeding.
literature
- Bent J. Muus, Jørgen G. Nielsen: The marine fish of Europe in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Atlantic. Kosmos, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-440-07804-3 .
Web links
- Bandfish on Fishbase.org (English)
- Dealfish on britishseafishing.co.uk
Individual evidence
- ↑ Deal or no deal? Rare fish found at Hornsea. BBC News, May 20, 2014, accessed July 27, 2014 .