An invasion of the North Sea by blue-mouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus (Pisces, Scorpaenidae)
Heessen, H.J.L.; Hislop, J.R.G.; Boon, T.W. (1996). An invasion of the North Sea by blue-mouth, Helicolenus dactylopterus (Pisces, Scorpaenidae). ICES J. Mar. Sci./J. Cons. int. Explor. Mer 53(5): 874-877. https://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.1996.0108 In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. Academic Press: London. ISSN 1054-3139; e-ISSN 1095-9289, more |   |
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Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche, 1809) [WoRMS]
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| Authors | | Top | - Heessen, H.J.L., more
- Hislop, J.R.G.
- Boon, T.W.
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| Abstract | Blue-mouth (Helicolenus dactylopterus) is one of four species of the Scorpaenidae which may be caught in the North Sea. It is known as a typical deep water fish which lives along the shelf edge. Reports from the North Sea have been rare. An invasion of blue-mouth in the northern North Sea that took place in the winter 1990/91 is described. Blue-mouth have spread over a considerable area since and, recently, catches were even reported from the southern North Sea. Length distributions are given as well as age/length information from fish collected in the North Sea and at Rockall. |
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