Species guide
How to catch Silver scabbardfish
Lepidopus caudatus
saltwatergame fishTrichiuridae
The silver scabbardfish is an eel-like predatory fish found in deep, cool waters. It forms schools and migrates upward at night to feed. Known also as cutlassfish or frostfish, it can reach over two meters long.
Where they live
Found mainly on continental shelves and upper slopes at depths of 40 to 620 meters, typically over sandy or muddy bottoms. Occurs in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean, sometimes coming nearshore at night.
Typical size
Up to about 210 cm
What they eat
- small fish species
- macrofauna
- midwater prey
Best baits
- small fish strips
- squid pieces
- deepwater baitfish
Best lures
- long slender jigs
- soft plastics resembling fish
- trolling spoons
How to fish for them
- deepwater jigging
- trolling near shelf edges
- bottom fishing with bait
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