Rosy dory (Cyttopsis rosea)

Scientific name: Cyttopsis rosea Lowe, 1843

Rosy dory (Cyttopsis rosea)

The Rosy dory (Cyttopsis rosea) is a marine fish of the family Parazenidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays: 28-30; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 29 - 30. Rosy pink and silvery in color; pelvic fins reddish with black membranes. Mouth large, oblique, highly protrusible; anteriorly directing spine in a series on supraorbital; pelvic fin spine soft, flexible; pelvic fin soft rays long, the longest reaching 5th anal ray when depressed; 1st anal spine large and immovable, 2nd one small and moveable.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyttopsis rosea
Family
Parazenidae (Parazen)
Order
Zeiformes (Dories)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
31.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
150–730 m (492–2395 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 150 - 730 m, usually 330 - 690 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada to southeastern USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to western Caribbean; northern coast of South America. Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay round the South African coast to Natal. Indian Ocean: Somalia and off the south-west coast of India. Western Pacific: off Japan, eastern Australia and New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial

Sources

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

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