Scientific Name	Benthodesmus tenuis   Pronounce			by: Mei-Luen Chiou
Author	(Günther, 1877)	Depth	200 - 850M
Chinese	叉尾深海帶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	帶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F474　Trichiuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	叉尾深海帶魚
Max Length	230 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	開叉帶魚
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Deep Sea	Holotype Locality	Off Inoshima, Japan, Challenger sta. 232, 345 fm
Synonyms	Benthodesmus benjamini, Lepidopus aomori, Lepidopus tenuis
Reference	Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Günther, A. 1877 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057258. ASIZP0057478. ASIZP0059948. ASIZP0067866. ASIZP0067955. ASIZP0068184. ASIZP0068215. ASIZP0068229. ASIZP0068230. ASIZP0068231. ASIZP0068232. ASIZP0803627. ASIZP0803716. ASIZP0803945. ASIZP0803976. ASIZP0803990. ASIZP0803991. ASIZP0803992. ASIZP0803993. ASIZP0900319. ASIZP0913627. ASIZP0913716. ASIZP0913945. ASIZP0913976. ASIZP0913990. ASIZP0913991. ASIZP0913992. ASIZP0913993. FRIP01359. FRIP03049. NMMBP02087. NMMBP02855.
Common Name	Slender frostfish; Ribbon scabbardfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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