Author: (Delaroche, 1809)
FBname: Blackbelly rosefish
Comments: Adults are found in soft bottom areas of the continental shelf and upper slope.  They feed on both benthic and pelagic organisms (crustaceans, fishes, cephalopods, and echinoderms) (Ref. 4570). The reproductive mode is a zygoparous form of oviparity, intermediate between oviparity and viviparity (Ref. 36265, 79712).  Larvae and juveniles are pelagic (Ref. 4570).  Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland (Ref. 57406).  Sold fresh (Ref. 27121).