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Rudderfish

Order Perciformes
Family Centrolophidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Elongated and slightly compressed body. Small head with rounded nose. Big mouth, with a row of teeth. A dorsal fin, which starts at the same height as the pectoral fins. Very small scales, which fall easily. Blackish violet color, fins are darker. It can measure up to 1.5 m in length.

Characteristics
FAO code
CEO
Specie
Centrolophus niger
Type
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
  • Area 27: the Northeastern 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 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 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
International denominations
Germany Schwarzfisch
China 黑长鲳
France Centrolophe noir
Italy Ricciola di fondale
Portugal Liro preto
United Kingdom Rudderfish
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