Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Sebastidae Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads
Subfamily: Sebastinae
Genus: Helicolenus

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9 species (see list below)
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Helicolenus avius
[]

Photo by Hutson, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 36.5 cm SL
Helicolenus barathri (Hector, 1875)

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Helicolenus barathri
[Bigeye sea perch]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)

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Helicolenus dactylopterus
[Blackbelly rosefish]
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Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Helicolenus fedorovi
[]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Helicolenus hilgendorfii (Döderlein, 1884)

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Helicolenus hilgendorfii
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Helicolenus lahillei Norman, 1937

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Helicolenus lahillei
[]
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Max. Length 30.7 cm SL
 
Helicolenus lengerichi
[]

Photo by Tyler, P.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 29.1 cm SL
Helicolenus mouchezi (Sauvage, 1875)

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Helicolenus mouchezi
[Rosefish]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Helicolenus percoides (Richardson & Solander, 1842)

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Helicolenus percoides
[Red gurnard perch]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Helicolenus avius Northwest Pacific 1972
Helicolenus barathri Bigeye sea perch Southwest Pacific 36.5 SL 1875
Helicolenus dactylopterus Blackbelly rosefish Western Atlantic 50 TL 1809
Helicolenus fedorovi Northwest Pacific 27 SL 1973
Helicolenus hilgendorfii Northwest Pacific 27 SL 1884
Helicolenus lahillei Southwest Atlantic 45 TL 1937
Helicolenus lengerichi Southeast Pacific 30.7 SL 1937
Helicolenus mouchezi Rosefish Southeast Atlantic 29.1 SL 1875
Helicolenus percoides Red gurnard perch Southwest Pacific 47 TL 1842



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