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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Sebastidae Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads
Subfamily: Sebastinae
Genus: Helicolenus

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)

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Northwest Pacific
 
Helicolenus avius
[]

Photo by Hutson, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 36.5 cm SL
Helicolenus barathri (Hector, 1875)

Photo by Hutson, K.
 
Helicolenus barathri
[Bigeye sea perch]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809)

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Helicolenus dactylopterus
[Blackbelly rosefish]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Helicolenus fedorovi
[]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Helicolenus hilgendorfii (Döderlein, 1884)

Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Helicolenus hilgendorfii
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Helicolenus lahillei Norman, 1937

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Helicolenus lahillei
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 30.7 cm SL
 
Helicolenus lengerichi
[]

Photo by Tyler, P.

Southeast Atlantic

Helicolenus mouchezi (Sauvage, 1875)

Photo by Tyler, P.
 
Helicolenus mouchezi
[Rosefish]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Helicolenus percoides (Richardson & Solander, 1842)

Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Helicolenus percoides
[Red gurnard perch]
9 Species of Family Sebastidae with Genus Helicolenus
(Rockfishes, rockcods and thornyheads)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1972 Helicolenus avius Northwest Pacific
1875 Helicolenus barathri Bigeye sea perch Southwest Pacific 36.5 SL
1809 Helicolenus dactylopterus Blackbelly rosefish Western Atlantic 50 TL
1973 Helicolenus fedorovi Northwest Pacific 27 SL
1884 Helicolenus hilgendorfii Northwest Pacific 27 SL
1937 Helicolenus lahillei Southwest Atlantic 45 TL
1937 Helicolenus lengerichi Southeast Pacific 30.7 SL
1875 Helicolenus mouchezi Rosefish Southeast Atlantic
1842 Helicolenus percoides Red gurnard perch Southwest Pacific 47 TL



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