Red rover (Emmelichthys ruber)

Scientific name: Emmelichthys ruber Trunov, 1976

Red rover (Emmelichthys ruber)

The Red rover (Emmelichthys ruber) is a marine fish of the family Emmelichthyidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, St. Helena Island. Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda and Jamaica.

Biology

Found in the vicinity of oceanic islands. Adults occur near the bottom in depths of 100 to 200 m; young are found near the surface. Feeds on larger zooplankton.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Emmelichthys ruber
Family
Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
100–200 m (328–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous; depth range 100 - 200 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena Island. Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda and Jamaica.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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