Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus), also known as the red roughy, slimehead and deep sea perch, is a relatively large deep-sea fish belonging to the slimehead family (Trachichthyidae). The UK Marine Conservation Society has categorized orange roughy as "vulnerable to exploitation". It is bathypelagic, found in cold (3 to 9 °C or 37 to ...
Pacific ocean perch. The Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus), also known as the Pacific rockfish, rose fish, red bream or red perch, is a fish whose range spans across the North Pacific : from southern California around the Pacific rim to northern Honshū, Japan, including the Bering Sea. The species appears to be most abundant in northern ...
Demersal fish, also known as groundfish, live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes (the demersal zone). [ 1 ] They occupy the sea floors and lake beds, which usually consist of mud, sand, gravel or rocks. [ 1 ] In coastal waters, they are found on or near the continental shelf, and in deep waters, they are found on or near the ...
The orange roughy's metabolic phases are thought to be related to seasonal variations in the fish's prey concentrations, with the inactive phase being a means to conserve energy during lean periods. Slimeheads are pelagic spawners; that is, spawning aggregations are formed and the fish release eggs and sperm en masse directly into the water.
Northern red snapper have short, sharp, needle-like teeth, but they lack the prominent upper canine teeth found on the mutton, dog, and mangrove snappers. They are rather large and are red in color. This snapper reaches maturity at a length of about 39 cm (15 in). The common adult length is 60 cm (24 in), but may reach 100 cm (39 in).
Sebastes ruber Ayres, 1854. The yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae and one of the biggest members of the genus Sebastes. Its name derives from its coloration. It is also locally known as " red snapper ", [2][3] not ...
The mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus), also known as mangrove jack, grey snapper, creek red bream, Stuart evader, dog bream, purple sea perch, red bream, red perch, red reef bream, river roman, or rock barramundi (though it is not closely related to bream, jack, or barramundi), is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae.
Sea perch, sea-perch or seaperch are the common names of various fishes, including: Fishes of the family Sebastidae, especially those of the genus Sebastes (more commonly known as rockfish) Caesioperca rasor (also known as barber perch) The orange roughy, a.k.a. deep sea perch. The splendid sea perch. The red sea perch, Lutjanus argentimaculatus.