False boarfish

Neocyttus helgae

Diamond shaped grey body

False boarfish is a marine fish from North Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 30.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dories
Family: Oreosomatidae
Genus: Neocyttus
Maximum length: 30.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: North Atlantic: widely distributed across the eastern Atlantic. Including the Corner Rise seamounts and those extending from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge towards the New England continental slope and isolated seamounts near Bermuda.

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