The silver scabbardfish (''Lepidopus caudatus''), also known as the frostfish or beltfish is a
benthopelagic cutlassfish of the
family
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Trichiuridae found throughout the temperate seas of the world. It grows to over in length.
References
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
Trichiuridae
Fish described in 1788
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