Species FAO code: LPS

Lepidion eques

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Portugal	pt Abrótea	Azores: Abrótea-de-natura Azores: Abrótea-lepidion
Spain	es Bertorella brava	Galicia: Bertorella do atlántico norte
Sweden	sv Brun djuphavstorsk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lepidion eques (Günther, 1887)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lepidion eques (Günther, 1887)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Lepidion eques

Scientific name

Lepidion eques

Author

(Günther, 1887)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LPS

Morphological description

Eyes relatively large; posterior nostril immediately anterior to eye. Lateral line system on head with pit organs but no pores. Pyloric caeca 8 to 13.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMoridae
    - GenusLepidion
      - SpeciesLepidion eques

Synonyms

Haloporphyrus eques Günther, 1887

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lepidion eques (Günther, 1887)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 59 — Other
      - 0302 59 90 — Other
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 69 — Other
      - 0303 69 90 — Other
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 44 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0304 44 90 — Other
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 53 00 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
  - Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
    - 0304 79 — Other
      - 0304 79 90 — Other
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 95 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)
      - 0304 95 10 — Surimi
      - Other
        0304 95 90 — Other
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 32 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0305 32 90 — Other

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Lepidion eques

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Distribution maps