Dunckerocampus boylei ( Kuiter, 1998 )

Mulochau, Thierry, Durville, Patrick, Fricke, Ronald, Plantard, Patrick, Loisil, Camille, Broudic, Léo & Martigné, Jean-Claude, 2021, First records of nine fish species from Réunion Island observed during an inventory of the fauna of mesophotic zone, Cybium 45 (4), pp. 265-274 : 266

Dunckerocampus boylei ( Kuiter, 1998)

Three observations of this species were made in zone 1 between 94 and 110 m depth, in an MCE dominated by sponges (Porifera), soft corals ( Alcyonacea – Holaxonia) and black corals ( Antipatharia ) ( Tab. I; Fig. 2 ). The specimens measured between 15 and 20 cm (TL). Head and body colouration with approximately 21-22 alternating white and reddish brown rings; caudal fin in the shape of a red paddle edged with white.

Figures

Figure 2. – Dunckerocampus boylei, 95 m Bay of Saint-Leu (zone 1), 15 Dec. 2020. Photograph by P. Plantard.