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Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)

Blackbelly rosefish
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Malta country information

Common names: Cippullazza ta' ghajnha, Cippullazza ta' l'ghajn, Cippullazza tal-fond
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 3397.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lanfranco, G.G., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Sebastidae (Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads) > Sebastinae
Etymology: Helicolenus: Greek, helike, -es = spiral + Greek, lenos, -ou = cavity (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 50 - 1100 m (Ref. 41452), usually 150 - 600 m (Ref. 84778).   Deep-water; 70°N - 46°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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