False boarfish explained

The false boarfish (Neocyttus helgae) is a species of fish in the family Oreosomatidae (oreos).^{[1] [2]}

Description

The false boarfish is dark grey in colour, with a maximum length of . 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.^{[3] [4]}

Habitat

Neocyttus helgae is bathypelagic, living at depths of in the North Atlantic Ocean,^[5] being found off Madeira and Ireland and in the Cantabrian Sea.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Behaviour

The false boarfish feeds off zooplankton and raises its dorsal spine as a territorial display.^[5] It feeds near to Paragorgia coral.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Book: Natural Capital and Exploitation of the Deep Ocean. Maria. Baker. Eva. Ramirez-Llodra. Paul. Tyler. August 27, 2020. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-884165-4. Google Books.
2. Book: Priede, Imants G.. Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. August 10, 2017. Cambridge University Press. 9781316033456. Google Books.
3. Web site: Neocyttus helgae, False boarfish. www.fishbase.se.
4. Web site: Neocyttus helgae (Holt & Byrne, 1908). www.gbif.org.
5. False Boarfish Neocyttus helgae in the Western North Atlantic . 10.3374/0079-032X(2008)49[31:FBNHIT]2.0.CO;2 . ResearchGate. 2008 . Moore . Jon A. . Auster . Peter J. . Calini . Danielle . Heinonen . Kari . Barber . Kimberly . Hecker . Barbara . Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History . 49 . 31–41 . 131497848 .
6. Web site: Cybium. July 7, 2008. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Laboratoire d'ichtyologie générale et appliquée. Google Books.
7. Web site: Marine Species Identification Portal : False boarfish - Neocyttus helgae. species-identification.org.
8. https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-peabody-museum-of-natural-history/volume-49/issue-1/0079-032X(2008)49%5B31%3AFBNHIT%5D2.0.CO%3B2/False-Boarfish-Neocyttus-helgae-in-the-Western-North-Atlantic/10.3374/0079-032X(2008)49[31:FBNHIT2.0.CO;2.short False Boarfish Neocyttus helgae in the Western North Atlantic ]. 10.3374/0079-032X(2008)49[31:FBNHIT]2.0.CO;2. 0079-032X . 2008 . 49 . 31 . Moore . Jon A. . Auster . Peter J. . Calini . Danielle . Heinonen . Kari . Barber . Kimberly . Hecker . Barbara . Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History . 131497848 .
9. Book: Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems. André. Freiwald. J. Murray. Roberts. January 17, 2006. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783540276739. Google Books.