Species catalogue
Bulls-eye
Order
Perciformes
Family
Epigonidae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Elongated and fusiform body, covered with large scales. Fish of rare appearance by its very big and reflecting eyes, that arrive at the dorsal profile of the head. Snout blunt, eye large. Mouth large, lower jaw equaling or slightly protruding beyond upper jaw. Two dorsal fins, the first with 1 spinous radius and 7 or 8 soft; The second with 1 hard and 9 or 10 soft. Black purplish color. Up to 70 cm in length.
Characteristics
FAO code
EPI
EPI
Specie
Epigonus telescopus
Epigonus telescopus
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
- Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
International denominations
Germany
Teleskop-Kardinalfisch
France
Poisson cardinal
Italy
Re di triglie nero
Portugal
Olhudo
United Kingdom
Bulls-eye
Fishing areas
