Darwin's slimehead

and Darwin's slimehead (Gephyroberyx darwinii) — are the target of extensive commercial fisheries off Australia and New Zealand. More

Darwin's Slimehead More

Van Kirk landed the oversized Darwin's Slimehead (a close relative of the orange roughy) at Norfolk Canyon - about 68 miles off Virginia Beach. The fish took a piece of cut squid dangled on 60-pound braided line in 600 feet of water. More

Darwin's slimehead (Gephyroberyx darwinii) - Is this more offensive to Chuck or the fish? 20. More

Common names

big roughie in English
big roughy in English
carajuelo de fondo in Spanish (español)
Carajuelo del fondo in Spanish (español)
Darwin's red-fish in English
Darwin's redfish in English
Darwin's roughy in English
Darwin's slimehead in English
Deep sea perch in English
Finescale roughy in English
Hashikinme in Japanese (日本語)
Hoplostète de Darwin in French (français)
Imperatriz in Portuguese (Português)
Olho-de-vidro in Portuguese (Português)
Olho-de-vidro-imperatriz in Portuguese (Português)
Peixe-vidro in Portuguese (Português)
Reloj de Darwin in Spanish (español)
日本桥棘鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
日本橋棘鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
桥燧鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
橋燧鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
达氏桥棘鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
達氏橋棘鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
납작금눈돔 in Korean (한국어)

Order : Beryciformes
Family : Trachichthyidae
Genus : Gephyroberyx
Species : Gephyroberyx japonicus
Authority : Johnson, 1866