Becker's Scabbardfish
Aphanopus beckeri
- Usual depth712 m
- Water temperature23–23 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 712 m · Deepest record: 712 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–23 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Becker's Scabbardfish
Similar species
- Black scabbardfish
Aphanopus carbo
- Capricorn Escabbardfish
Aphanopus capricornis
- Atlantic cutlass fish
Trichiurus lepturus
- Slender frostfish
Benthodesmus tenuis
- Razorback scabbardfish
Assurger anzac
- Tucker's frostfish
Benthodesmus tuckeri
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 4 open-data records from 1975 to 1991.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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