Silver scabbardfish

Silver scabbardfish
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scombriformes
Family:	Trichiuridae
Genus:	Lepidopus
Species:	L. caudatus
Binomial name
	Lepidopus caudatus; (Euphrasen, 1788)
Synonyms
	Trichiurus caudatus Euphrasen, 1788; Lepidopus argenteus Bonnaterre, 1788; Trichiurus ensiformis Vandelli, 1797; Lepidopus gouanianus Lacepède, 1800; Trichiurus gladius Holten, 1802; Vandellius lusitanicus Shaw, 1803; Scarcina argyrea Rafinesque, 1810; Lepidopus peronii Risso, 1810; Ziphotheca tetradens Montagu, 1811; Lepidopus xantusi Goode & Bean, 1896; Lepidopus lex Phillipps, 1932;

The silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus), also known as the frostfish or beltfish is a benthopelagic cutlassfish of the family Trichiuridae found throughout the temperate seas of the world. It grows to over 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length.

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