Description
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Reference |
IB1359 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Ocean Perches - SEBASTIDAE |
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Common Name |
Bigeye Ocean Perch |
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Scientific Name |
Helicolenis barathri |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Ocean Perches are bottom dwelling and mainly prey on crustaceans, fishes and squids. Instead of laying eggs like most other fishes, they give birth to larvae about 1 mm in length. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |

