Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Boarfish
Comments: Depth range from 40-600 m (Ref. 35388) and from 288-700 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504).  Gregarious.  Form schools.  Found over rock or coral, but also trawled over sandy ground.  Feed on crustaceans or worms, mollusks (Ref. 4952).  Males are smaller than females (Ref. 5377).