Global Distribution: Northwest Atlantic from Nova Scotia, Canada to New Jersey, USA. Northeast Atlantic from southern Iceland along Atlantic slope to Mauritania. Possibly also from the Pacific. View Map
Depth range: FishBase: 300 - 2213 m, usually 300 - 2000 m.
Habitat: Bathydemersal. Found on the continental and insular slopes.
Feeding habits:
Trophic level: FishBase: 4.2
FISHERIES
Commercial interest: Not commercial. Sometimes caught as by-catch of the longline black scabbardfish fishery in Madeira.
Conservation status: Global: Data deficient.
Europe: Least concern.
Nutritional information & food safety:
Proximate composition per 100 g:
energy value 91.3 kcal (4.6% DRV)
protein 19.7 g (39.4% DRV)
fat 0.80 g (1.1% DRV)
IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org
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