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Species of fish

False boarfish
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Zeiformes
Family: Oreosomatidae
Genus: Neocyttus
Species: N. helgae
Binomial name
Neocyttus helgae
(Holt & Byrne, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Cyttosoma helgae Holt & Byrne, 1908
  • Crassispinus granulosus Maul, 1948

The false boarfish (Neocyttus helgae) is a species of fish in the family Oreosomatidae (oreos).

Description

The false boarfish is dark grey in colour, with a maximum length of 30.5 cm (12.0 in). It has 6–7 dorsal spines, 34–35 dorsal soft rays, 3–4 anal spines and 31–32 anal soft rays. It is diamond-shaped, with a protruding small mouth and large spiny rays present at the anterior edges of the fins.

Habitat

The false boarfish on a Faroese stamp; it is called by its Faroese name rútar kongur ("king of diamonds").

Neocyttus helgae is bathypelagic, living at depths of 915–1,829 m (3,002–6,001 ft) in the North Atlantic Ocean, being found off Madeira and Ireland and in the Cantabrian Sea.

Behaviour

The false boarfish feeds off zooplankton and raises its dorsal spine as a territorial display. It feeds near to Paragorgia coral.

References

  1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Carpenter, K.E.; de Morais, L.; Harold, A.; Knudsen, S. (2015). "Neocyttus helgae (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18257722A45792703. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. WoRMS. "Neocyttus helgae (Holt & Byrne, 1908)". World Register of Marine Species.
  3. Richards, William J. (August 8, 2005). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic, Two Volume Set. CRC Press. ISBN 9780203500217 – via Google Books.
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  9. ^ Moore, Jon A.; Auster, Peter J.; Calini, Danielle; Heinonen, Kari; Barber, Kimberly; Hecker, Barbara (2008). "False Boarfish Neocyttus helgae in the Western North Atlantic". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 49: 31–41. doi:10.3374/0079-032X(2008)49[31:FBNHIT]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 131497848.
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  12. Moore, Jon A.; Auster, Peter J.; Calini, Danielle; Heinonen, Kari; Barber, Kimberly; Hecker, Barbara (2008). "False Boarfish Neocyttus helgae in the Western North Atlantic". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 49: 31. doi:10.3374/0079-032X(2008)49[31:FBNHIT]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0079-032X. S2CID 131497848.
  13. Freiwald, André; Roberts, J. Murray (January 17, 2006). Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783540276739 – via Google Books.
Taxon identifiers
Neocyttus helgae


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