Imperial blackfish
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| Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier, 1833) |
The imperial blackfish, Schedophilus ovalis, is a medusafish of the family Centrolophidae found in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea, at depths of between 70 and 700 m. Its length is up to 100 cm.
The Imperial blackfish prefers deep water at the edge of continental shelves and around oceanic islands, with larger specimens near the bottom. The young are epipelagic and associate with floating jellyfish, including Physalia. Adults are caught on hooks baited with fish or squid. Its white flesh is reported to be good-tasting.
[edit] References
- "Schedophilus ovalis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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