Warty dory (Allocyttus verrucosus)

Scientific name: Allocyttus verrucosus Gilchrist, 1906

Warty dory (Allocyttus verrucosus)

The Warty dory (Allocyttus verrucosus) is a marine fish of the family Oreosomatidae.

Biology

Occurs on the continental slope, forming large shoals over rough ground near pinnacles and canyons. Juveniles are pelagic and inhabit oceanic waters in depths of less than 1000 m. They tend to be dispersed over smooth grounds. Feeds on shrimps, cephalopods, and fishes. The eggs float near the sea surface and the larvae also inhabit surface waters. Trawl catch rates for warty oreos, and for oreos in general, show no evidence of vertical migration during day or night, even though many of the planktonic species consumed by this species undergo daily migrations within the water column.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Allocyttus verrucosus
Family
Oreosomatidae (Oreos)
Order
Zeiformes (Dories)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
42.5
Depth range
0–1800 m (0–5906 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 1800 m, usually 800 - 1200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off Mauritania, Gulf of Guinea, Namibia and South Africa. Western Atlantic: off Suriname, southern Brazil and Uruguay. Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique Channel, Walters Bank. Eastern Indian Ocean: East Indian and West Australian Ridge, Australia. South Pacific: New Zealand and off Chile. Records from the North Pacific belong to Allocyttus folletti. Also.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=140)

Sources

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

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