Bocasson écailleux

Body brownish, fins darker except first dorsal. With 4 or 5 irregular darker cross-bars, inside of mouth and branchial cavities blackish (Ref. 11892).

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 35; Analsoft rays: 31 - 35

Found more commonly at depths greater than 300 m. Feeds on amphipods (mainly Orchomene plebs), errant polychaetes, and in lesser amounts, fishes. Isopods and other crustaceans are probably included in the diet.

Found more commonly at depths greater than 300 m. Adults feed on amphipods (mainly Orchomene plebs), errant polychaetes, and in lesser amounts, fishes. Isopods and other crustaceans are probably included in the diet.

fisheries: of no interest