Deep-Sea taxon details
Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833
126333 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126333)
accepted
Species
Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lowe, R.T. (1833). Description of <i>Alepisaurus</i>, a new genus of fishes. <em>Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.</em> (pt 1): 104.
page(s): 104 [details]
page(s): 104 [details]
Distribution Greenland southward to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico; Georges and LaHave Banks
Distribution Greenland southward to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico; Georges and LaHave Banks [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126333 on 2026-09-03
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126333 on 2026-09-03
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Lowe, R.T. (1833). Description of <i>Alepisaurus</i>, a new genus of fishes. <em>Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.</em> (pt 1): 104.
page(s): 104 [details]
original description (of Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862) Gill, T. N. (1862). Descriptions of new species of Alepidosauroidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 14: 127-132. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Hilburn, D. J. et al. (1990). Hymenoptera of Bermuda. Florida Entomologist, 73(1): 161-176 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 104 [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 104 [details]
original description (of Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862) Gill, T. N. (1862). Descriptions of new species of Alepidosauroidae. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> v. 14: 127-132. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Hilburn, D. J. et al. (1990). Hymenoptera of Bermuda. Florida Entomologist, 73(1): 161-176 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. <i>J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A)</i>: 1-37 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 104 [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Fishes, cephalopods, tunicates and crustaceans [details]Distribution Greenland southward to the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico; Georges and LaHave Banks [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat Epi- and mesopelagic, from near the surface to below 1,000 m, sometimes approaching inshore waters. [details]
Predators Opah, sharks, albacore, yellowfin tuna and fur seals.Cannibalistic. [details]
Reproduction External fertilization; oviparous; planktonic larvae [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | longnose lancetfishLong snouted lancetfishlancetfish | [details] |
| French | cavalo féroce | [details] |
| Japanese | ミズウオ | [details] |
| Russian | Алепизавр лютый (длиннорылый, большеголовый) | [details] |
| Spanish | lanzón picudo | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (105 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alepisaurus ferox)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To FishBase
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 103 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alepisaurus ferox RAD115114-003)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alepisaurus ferox RAD115114-004)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (105 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Alepisaurus ferox)
To FishBase (from synonym Alepisaurus borealis Gill, 1862)
To FishBase
To GenBank (66 nucleotides; 103 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alepisaurus ferox RAD115114-003)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Alepisaurus ferox RAD115114-004)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
