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A sablefish on the sea floor

Sablefish

Anoplopoma fimbria

On view
Into the Deep
Animal type
Fishes
Ecosystem
Deep sea
Relatives
Lionfishes, sculpins; Order: Scorpaeniformes
Diet
Crustaceans, worms, squid, small fishes
Range
From the surface to 9,200 ft. (2,800 m) in the North Pacific Ocean
Size
Up to 39 inches (100 cm) in length

Meet the sablefish

These deep-sea dwellers grow slowly and mature later in life. This means fishermen must be especially careful not to overfish—catching fish faster than they can reproduce.

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