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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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