They have two dorsal fins and are notable for scales covering the soft parts of the dorsal and anal fins.
The Scombrops gilberti lives in the benthopelagic, marine environment.
Scombrops gilberti occurs in the western Pacific including Japan. The Atlantic scombrops, Scombrops oculatus, is widely found in the subtropical western Atlantic, particularly the Florida and Bahamas area. It is a deepwater fish, caught by anglers between 200 and 610 m. More
Scombrops gilberti on Fish Mapper TSN 646028 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More
Kuro-mutsu in Japanese (日本語)
吉氏青鯥 in Chinese (中文)
吉氏青鯥 in Mandarin Chinese