Species FAO code: CEO

Centrolophus niger

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Cyprus	el μαυρόψαρο	–
Denmark	da Sortfisk da almindelig sortfisk	–
France	fr pompile	–
Greece	el Μαυρόψαρο (Λαδάς)	–
Italy	it Ricciola di fondale	–
Spain	es Romerillo	Andalusia: Negro Andalusia: Sardina de canto Balearic Islands: Carboner Catalonia: Trotllo negre Galicia: Peixe negro
Sweden	sv Svartfisk	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789)

Scientific name

Centrolophus niger

Author

(Gmelin, 1789)

Rank

Species

FAO code

CEO

Morphological description

Dark brown to black, occasionally almost bluish; median and pelvic fins darker than body; young with 2-4 vertical bars (Ref. 4410). Snout is slightly longer than the eye diameter (Ref. 35388).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyCentrolophidae
    - GenusCentrolophus
      - SpeciesCentrolophus niger

Synonyms

Centrolophodes irvini Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923
Centrolophus liparis Risso, 1827
Perca nigra Gmelin, 1789
Schedophilus elongatus Johnson, 1862
Centrolophus pompilus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gymnocephalus messinensis Cocco, 1829
Centrolophus maoricus Ogilby, 1893
Centrolophus morio Cuvier, 1833
Centrolophodes irwini Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1923
Centrolophus valenciennesi Moreau, 1881
Coryphaena pompilus Linnaeus, 1758
Gymnocephalus messanensis Cocco, 1829
Acentrolophus maculosus Nardo, 1827
Mupus bifasciatus Smith, 1961

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789)

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Centrolophus niger

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest