| Family: |
Emmelichthyidae (Rovers) |
| Max. size: |
60 cm TL (male/unsexed); max. reported age: 10 years |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 30 - 600 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: Vema Seamount west of Cape Town and off Algoa Bay, and Walvis Bay in Namibia. Southern Indo-West Pacific: St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands, southern Australia, and New Zealand. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 10-10. Rosy pink in color, brownish dorsally, silvery below; fins red, tips of caudal fin blackish (Ref. 5325). |
| Biology: |
Adults occur near sandy or muddy bottom in deep water. Feeds on larger zooplankton (Ref. 3394). Marketed fresh or frozen and proves to be an excellent foodfish (Ref. 115123). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 28 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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