Scientific name : Macroramphosus scolopax
Family : Centriscidae
Size : Up to 20 cm
Distribution : All tropical and temperate seas of the world
Biology : Its large eyes enable it to see well in twilight. It likes to live at great depths, mainly between 100 and 300 m below the surface, but it regularly comes up close to the surface. It eats small invertebrates, which it hunts in open water and on muddy bottoms.
IUCN status : Least concern