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Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch, 1792) Royal flagfin |
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photo by
Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP |
| Family: | Aulopidae (Aulopus) | |||
| Max. size: | 44 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 1000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands south to Cape Verde and Senegal. Also recorded from the Mediterranean. Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (Ref. 3814). | |||
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| Biology: | Found on continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 6687). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 October 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||