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False Boarfish
Neocyttus helgae
The false boarfish (Neocyttus helgae) is a species of fish in the family Oreosomatidae (oreos).
From the article False boarfish on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The false boarfish is dark grey in colour, with a maximum length of 30.5 cm (12.0 in). It has 6–7 dorsal spines, 34–35 dorsal soft rays, 3–4 anal spines and 31–32 anal soft rays. It is diamond-shaped, with a protruding small mouth and large spiny rays present at the anterior edges of the fins.
Range & habitat
Neocyttus helgae is bathypelagic, living at depths of 915–1,829 m (3,002–6,001 ft) in the North Atlantic Ocean, being found off Madeira and Ireland and in the Cantabrian Sea.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
The false boarfish feeds off zooplankton and raises its dorsal spine as a territorial display. It feeds near to Paragorgia coral.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 459221.