Species FAO code: JOS

Zenopsis conchifer

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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
Austria	de Silberner Petersfisch	–
Denmark	da Amerikansk sanktpetersfisk	–
France	fr faux-Saint-Pierre	–
Germany	de Silberner Petersfisch	–
Greece	el Ασημοχριστόψαρο	–
Ireland	en Silvery John dory ga Deoraí geal	–
Italy	it Zeo oceanico	–
Luxembourg	de Silberner Petersfisch fr faux-Saint-Pierre	–
Portugal	pt Galo-branco	–
Slovenia	sl srebrni kovač	–
Spain	es Gallo plateado es San Pedro americano	Andalusia: San pedro plateado Canary Islands: Gallo plateado Galicia: Sanmartiño prateado

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852)

Scientific name

Zenopsis conchifer

Author

(Lowe, 1852)

Rank

Species

FAO code

JOS

Morphological description

Body silvery, with a dusky mid lateral spot just posterior to and slightly above end of pectoral fin (Ref. 4253). Fin membranes of spinous dorsal, pectoral, pelvic and caudal fins blackish (Ref. 27363).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderZeiformes
  - FamilyZeidae
    - GenusZenopsis
      - SpeciesZenopsis conchifer

Synonyms

Zenopsis figueirai Berg, 1895
Zenopsis couchifer (Lowe, 1852)
Zeus ocellatus Storer, 1857
Zenopsis conchifera (Lowe, 1852)
Parazenopsis argenteus Cligny, 1909
Zeus conchifer Lowe, 1852
Zenopsis ocellatus (Storer, 1857)
Zenopsis ocellata (Storer, 1857)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Zenopsis conchifer (Lowe, 1852)

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Zenopsis conchifer

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

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 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern