Day Sarpon
Alepisaurus ferox
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Aulopiformes
- Family
- Alepisauridae
- Genus
- Alepisaurus
Where to Find
Found in 23 diving areas across 16 countries and 5 regions.
- Christmas Island, Australia - 4 records
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia - 1 records
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Andros, Bahamas - 1 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 1 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 100 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Grande Comore, Comoros - 1 records
- Lakshadweep, India - 2 records
- Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 2 records
- Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 13 records
- Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 6 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 6 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 5 records
- Inner Islands, Seychelles - 12 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 4 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 3 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 2 records
- Azores, Portugal - 1 records
- Juan Fernandez Islands, Chile - 1 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 5 records