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Species catalogue
Bluenose warehou
Order
Perciformes
Family
Centrolophidae
Marine fish of stout body with a blunt snout and small scales. It has two dorsal fins. The first has short, stout spines, and is joined by membrane to the base of the second dorsal fin, which is higher and longer based. The pectoral fins are falcate and the caudal fin is forked. The head has many small pores. In life, this species is bluish grey above, grading to grey below. The fins are a dark metallic grey.
Characteristics
FAO code
BWA
BWA
Specie
Hyperoglyphe antarctica
Hyperoglyphe antarctica
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
- Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
International denominations
Germany
Antarktischer Schwarzfisch
China
南极栉鲳
France
Rouffe à nez bleu
Italy
Ricciola di fondale australe
Portugal
Liro antárctico
United Kingdom
Bluenose warehou
Japan
Nankyokumedai
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