Description
Reference |
IB1359 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Ocean Perches - SEBASTIDAE |
Common Name |
Bigeye Ocean Perch |
Scientific Name |
Helicolenis barathri |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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 |