The black scabbard fish (Aphanopus carbo) is a species from Madeira sea fish. Its habitat is in deep waters, around 1000 meters of depth. Due to its habitat it is a dark fish with big eyes, different from the scabbard fish captured in mainland waters.

Captured mainly by Câmara de Lobos fishermen it measures about 1 meter and can live from 4 to 10 years old. It is one of the deepest types of deepsea fishing in the world.