Helicolenus hilgendorfii
| Helicolenus hilgendorfii | |
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| Hilgendorf's saucord | |
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| Species: | H. hilgendorfii
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| Helicolenus hilgendorfii | |
Helicolenus hilgendorfii is one of ten species of rockfishes in the genus Helicolenus. Known commonly as Hilgendorf's saucord, this fish is found in the Northwest Pacific as far as Japan, where it is known as "nodoguro" (ノドグロ) and southern Korea to the East China Sea.[1] It reaches a maximum length of 27 cm.[1]
Biology
This species is viviparous.[1]
References
Further reading
- Baeck, G. W., Joo Myun Park, J.M, Hee Chan Choi, H. C. and Huh, S.H. (2013) "Diet composition in summer of rosefish Helicolenus hilgendorfii on the southeastern coast of Korea" in Ichthyological Research. January 2013, Volume 60, Issue 1, pp 75–79.
- Nakabo, T., 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition I. Tokai University Press, Japan, pp v-866.