Cyttopsis rosea

(Cyttopsis rosea)

Description

The rosy dory (Cyttopsis rosea) is a parazen fish which is found on the continental slopes in most parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It growth up to 22 cm and feeds on other fishes and on swimming crustaceans. It is often caught as bycatch in deep trawl fisheries, but is not utilized.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Zeiformes
Family:Parazenidae
Genus:Cyttopsis
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