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Slimehead

Order Beryciformes

Family Trachichthyidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Oval, deep and remarkably compressed body. Large head. Small eye. No spines on opercular or post-temporal bones. Minute teeth , in bands; vomer toothless in large specimens. Enlarged scales in abdominal midline sometimes present, sometimes not. Lateral line with 31 scales enlarged, bearing a low spine. Dorsal fin with 5-6 spines. Anal fin with 3 spines. Pectoral fin with 19-20. Colour dark orange, red on head and body; opercular membranes black.

Characteristics

FAO code
ORY

Specie
Hoplostethus atlanticus

Type
White 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 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

Fishing seasons

jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec

International denominations

Germany Atlantischer Sägebauch

France Hoplostète orange

Italy Pesce specchio atlantico

Portugal Olho de vidro laranja

United Kingdom Slimehead

Japan Orenzi-rafii

Fishing areas

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