Poey's scabbardfish
Evoxymetopon poeyi
- Usual depth280–300 m
- Water temperature24–26 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and March
- 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: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 280–300 m · Deepest record: 300 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Poey's scabbardfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Poisson sabre latte
- Japanese
- Hirenagayumetachi, ヒレナガユメタチ
- Simplified Chinese
- 卜氏窄顱帶魚, 叉尾帶魚, 波氏窄顱帶魚
Other scientific names: Euoxymetopon poeyi
Similar species
ScabbardfishLepidopus caudatus
Atlantic cutlass fishTrichiurus lepturus
Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo
- Bigeye frostfish
Benthodesmus elongatus
- Slender frostfish
Benthodesmus tenuis
Savalani hairtailLepturacanthus savala
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).
- 9 open-data records from 1887 to 2016.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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