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Longnose Lancetfish, Day Sarpon, Handsaw Fish, Lancetfish, Longsnouted Lancetfish, Long Snouted Lancetfish, Longsnout Lancetfish, Pacific Lancetfish, Wolffish
Alepisaurus ferox
186Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
12Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List
When it is recorded
Jan27
Feb21
Mar4
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul34
Aug51
Sep0
Oct22
Nov7
Dec19
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 35 | |
| 2 | Cumbria | England | 13 | |
| 3 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 12 | |
| 4 | Cheshire East | England | 9 | |
| 5 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 7 | |
| 6 | Calderdale | England | 7 | |
| 7 | Fife | Scotland | 5 | |
| 8 | East Lothian | Scotland | 4 | |
| 9 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 4 | |
| 10 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 2 | |
| 11 | Moray | Scotland | 1 | |
| 12 | Stockport | England | 1 |
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 186
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 12
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Alepisaurus ferox
- Group
- Fish
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Aulopiformes
- Family
- Alepisauridae
- Genus
- Alepisaurus
- Name with authority
- Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833
- Described
- 1833
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q621223 · GBIF 2401692