The silver scabbardfish (Lepidopus caudatus), also known as the frostfish or beltfish is a benthopelagiccutlassfish of the familyTrichiuridae found throughout the temperate seas of the world. It grows to over 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in length.
Lepidopus caudatus is known to strand itself in winter months, likely due to being caught in currents when the fish migrate closer to shore for spawning.[2]
In a human contextedit
Lepidopus caudatus is a traditional food for the Māori people of New Zealand, known by the name pāra. The fish was not typically caught, but eaten as a supplementary food when schools washed ashore, especially common around Moeraki in Otago.[2] Māori traditionally believed that strandings were caused by the fish chasing the Moon, while early European settlers believed that frostfish purposefully chose to end their lives by stranding themselves.[2]
^ abcVennell, Robert (5 October 2022). Secrets of the Sea: The Story of New Zealand's Native Sea Creatures. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. pp. 214–217. ISBN978-1-77554-179-0. Wikidata Q114871191.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Lepidopus caudatus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN0-00-216987-8
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