Gnomefish

They have two dorsal fins and are notable for scales covering the soft parts of the dorsal and anal fins.

The Gnomefish lives in the benthopelagic, marine, depth range 20 - 400 m environment.

The gnomefishes are a small family Scombropidae of marine fish, consisting of three species in the genus Scombrops. They have two dorsal fins and are notable for scales covering the soft parts of the dorsal and anal fins. The eyes are large. More

Family : Gnomefishes ; Adults found in deep rocky areas; young found in shallow water. The diet consists of fishes , crustaceans and squids . Spawns from October to March. More

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Common names

Gnomefish in English
Gnomfisk in Danish (dansk)
Kaboutervis in Afrikaans
Ke-ru-ch'i in Korean (한국어)
Lù yú in Mandarin Chinese
Mutsu in Japanese (日本語)
Scombrops in Spanish (español)
南非青鯥 in Chinese (中文)
南非青鯥 in Mandarin Chinese
牛尾鯥 in Mandarin Chinese
牛眼青鯥 in Chinese (中文)
牛眼青鯥 in Mandarin Chinese
게르치 in Korean (한국어)
게르치속 in Korean (한국어)

Order : Perciformes
Family : Scombropidae
Genus : Scombrops
Species : Scombrops boops
Authority : Houttuyn, 1782