Helicolenus dactylopterus

Helicolenus dactylopterus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Helicolenus
Species:
H. dactylopterus
Binomial name
Helicolenus dactylopterus
(Delaroche, 1809)
Synonyms[2]
  • Scorpaena dactyloptera Delaroche, 1809
  • Sebastes dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)
  • Sebastes maculatus Cuvier, 1829
  • Helicolenus maculatus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Sebastes imperialis Cuvier, 1829
  • Helicolenus imperialis (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Helicolenus maderensis Goode & Bean, 1896
  • Helicolenus thelmae Fowler, 1937

Helicolenus dactylopterus, blackbelly rosefish, bluemouth rockfish, and bluemouth seaperch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae which is classified within the family Scorpaenidae. This Atlantic species is a typical sit-and-wait predator with a highly cryptic coloration.[3]

  1. ^ Nunoo, F.; Bannermann, P.; Russell, B. & Poss, S. (2015). "Helicolenus dactylopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T195093A15592445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195093A15592445.en. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Helicolenus dactylopterus". FishBase. June 2021 version.
  3. ^ Ribas, David; Muñoz, Marta; Casadevall, Margarida; Gil de Sola, Luis (2006). "How does the northern Mediterranean population of Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus resist fishing pressure?". Fisheries Research. 79 (3): 285–293. Bibcode:2006FishR..79..285R. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2006.03.022.