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Black Scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo

394Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb0
Mar0
Apr176
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep216
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

About this species

Records since 2000
394
Peak month
September
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Aphanopus carbo
Group
Fish
Conservation designations
Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Perciformes
Family
Trichiuridae
Genus
Aphanopus
Name with authority
Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839
Described
1839

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1808751 · GBIF 2389391